then falls at 1 in 60 for miles, then almost continuously 1 in 80 to Winchester Road, a mile west of Alresford station. The fall was 437 feet in a little under 7 miles. From that point to Winchester includes some 1 in 100 gradients, but these are not consistent. Locations Alton; relocated station to enable through running opened 2 October 1865; still open; Ropley; opened 2 October 1865; closed 5 February 1973; Medstead; opened 1868; renamed Medstead and Four Marks 1 October 1937; closed 5 February 1973; Alresford; opened 2 October 1865; closed 5 February 1973; Itchen Abbas; opened 2 October 1865; closed 5 February 1973; Winchester Junction; convergence with main line. Notes References London and South Western Railway Alton, Hampshire