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{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Medstead and Four Marks
| type                = Station on [[heritage railway]]
| image               = Medstead & Four Marks Station.jpg
| borough             = [[Four Marks, Hampshire]], [[East Hampshire]]
| country             = England
| coordinates         = {{coord|51.1131|-1.0471|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name           = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position       = {{gbmapscaled|SU668353|25|SU668353}}
| platforms           = 2
| original            = [[Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway]]
| pregroup            = [[London and South Western Railway]]
| postgroup           = [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]] <br /> [[Southern Region of British Railways]]
| years               = August 1868
| events              = Station opened
| years2              = 5 February 1973
| events2             = Station closed
| years3              = 28 May 1983
| events3             = Station reopened
}}
'''Medstead and Four Marks railway station''' is a [[railway station]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Hampshire]], serving the villages of [[Medstead, Hampshire|Medstead]] and [[Four Marks, Hampshire|Four Marks]]. At 644&nbsp;ft (or exactly 196.2912&nbsp;m) above sea level, it is currently (2016) the highest operational standard-gauge railway station in Southern England.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}
==History==
Opened in August 1868 as ''Medstead'', it changed to its present name on 1 October 1937.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0004371.htm
|title=Old Hampshire Gazetteer
|accessdate=
}}</ref>
The passing loop was removed, signal box closed and station destaffed in January 1967. It closed in 1973.<ref>{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M. E.|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=291|oclc=931112387}}</ref>
==Preservation==
It was reopened on 28 May 1983 by the [[heritage railway|preserved]] [[Watercress Line]], which runs from [[Alton, Hampshire|Alton]] to [[New Alresford]]. The footbridge (currently on the country end) is from [[Cowes railway station]] on the [[Isle of Wight]]. The signal box came from [[Wilton South railway station|Wilton South]]. Beside the station is the Signal and Telegraph department, which also houses the Permanent Way Gang and the Building Department.
==Route==
{{Heritage rail start}}
{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Alton}}|route=[[Watercress Line]]|next={{stnlnk|Ropley}}|col=008800}}
{{Historical Rail Insert}}
{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Alton}}|route=[[Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway]]|next={{stnlnk|Ropley}}|col=008800}}
{{s-end}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Hampshire railway stations}}
{{UK railway stations}}
[[Category:Heritage railway stations in Hampshire]]
[[Category:Former London and South Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1868]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1973]]
[[Category:Beeching closures in England]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1983]]
[[Category:1868 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1973 disestablishments in England]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in England]]