Route
From Salisbury the Southampton line climbs out of the Avon valley until it reaches the site of Alderbury Junction. Here the Salisbury and Dorset line curved off to the right. It crossed the A36, Salisbury to Southampton, road close to Whaddon. It reached its first summit, and the highest point of the line, shortly after; before running south along the west side of the Avon valley high above the river. The line passed through Downton tunnel before starting to descend to the valley floor, passing through Downton station as it did. Once it reached the bottom it crossed the Avon and into Hampshire. The line then ran parallel to the river along its western bank between it and the A338, Salisbury – Ringwood road. It ran through Breamore station before running under the A338 at Burgate. Turning south west it began to climb out of the Avon valley, skirting the north and west of Fordingbridge and passing through Fordingbridge station. The line crossed into Dorset, passed through Daggons Road station and along the northern edge of Cranborne Common. Reaching its second summit, it turned south and entered the Crane valley before descending to Verwood station. Crossing the Crane south of Verwood it ran south to West Moors along the edge of the Dorset heath. At West Moors the line turned west to meet the east – west Southampton and Dorchester Railway.
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