from 1 May 1897; Milford; Witley & Chiddingfold; renamed Witley; renamed Witley for Chiddingfold 1912; renamed Witley 6 October 1947; ; ; ; ; Woodcroft Halt, also known as Ditcham Park Halt, opened 26 August 1943, and closed July 1946; ; Havant New; emergency station opened 1 January 1859 during prohibition on running over LBSC line; closed 24 January 1859; Havant to Portcreek Junction: opened by the LBSCR 15 March 1847 ; Bedhampton Halt; opened 1 April 1906; renamed 5 May 1969; (Farlington Junction; line to Cosham diverges); Farlington Race Course opened 26 June 1891: intermittently disused; renamed Farlington Halt 17 June 1928. Closed 4 July 1937; (Portcreek Junction; line from Cosham converges) Portcreek Junction to Portsmouth & Southsea: opened by the LBSCR 14 June 1847; joint with LSWR from 1848 Hilsea Halt; opened to factory workers October 1937; public use from 2 November 1941; renamed 5 May 1969; Fratton; opened 1 July 1885; renamed Fratton & Southsea 4 July 1905; renamed 1 December 1921; Portsmouth; renamed Portsmouth Town 2 October 1876; renamed from 1925; Portsmouth Harbour extension railway, opened 2 October 1876 Portsmouth Town (high level station regarded as part of main station); renamed from 1925); . See also London and South Western Railway Railway electrification in Great Britain Further reading The Railway Magazine articles are available online at the Southern Railway Email Group, at https://sremg.org.uk/RlyMag/index-mob.shtml Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, Woking to Portsmouth, Middleton Press, Midhurst, 1985, 0 906520 25 8 Edwin Course, The Railways of Southern England: The Main Lines, Batsford, 1974 ISBN 0-7134-0490-6 Notes References Rail transport in Hampshire Transport in Guildford Transport in Portsmouth Rail transport in Surrey Railway lines opened in 1858 Railway lines in South East England Standard gauge railways in England