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Paulsgrove Halt〔(Details of opening )〕 was a railway station opened in 1928 to serve the adjacent Portsmouth Racecourse, a pony racing stronghold.〔(Pony racing links )〕 The racecourse, and station, lay in the Paulsgrove district of Portsmouth,〔"Railways and Portsmouth Society" Riley, R.C : Portsmouth, Portsmouth City Council, 2001 ISBN 0-901559-99-7〕 southern England, rather than the modern area now known as Wymering. The station was located〔(Location of track )〕 on the West Coastway Line〔(Bridge to Course )〕 between Cosham and Portchester, and generated substantial income within the area.〔(Local trade opportunities )〕 The funding for the station, along with that for the racecourse, was provided by local businessman George Cooper,〔"Lost railways of Hampshire" Oppitz,L: Newbury, Countryside Books, 2001 ISBN 1-85306-689-3〕 who lived at nearby Paulsgrove House and was a keen sports fan.〔(Early history )〕 The station was built in the style of a halt rather than a full station. The station closed along with the racecourse when the land was acquired by the military in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II; it was to be used as an ammunition dump. Since the end of WWII the area has been developed for housing and there have been a number of attempts made to open a station on the same site. Provision for a station has been included in the Local Development Plan of the City of Portsmouth for many years. On 26 October 2007, Portsmouth F.C. announced plans to relocate to a new 36000 seat stadium on Horsea Island, which is situated to the south of the former station site. As part of the stadium plans, they are drawing up an integrated transport policy which includes examining the feasibility of opening a station. South West Trains indicated on 29 October 2007, via an interview in the ''Portsmouth News'', that the club's plan may generate sufficient business, even if the station was only opened on match days,〔(New Paulsgrove Station )〕 for them to consider a further study should the club wish to proceed. ==Gallery== file:Bridge over railway line to Southampton Road - geograph.org.uk - 607980.jpg|The halt was located by this bridge File:Racecourse Lane - geograph.org.uk - 615309.jpg|Racecourse Lane, Paulsgrove 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paulsgrove Halt railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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