Eastleigh railway station

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Eastleigh
Location
Place	Eastleigh
Local authority	Eastleigh (borough)
Operations
Station code	ESL
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms in use
Annual entry/exit 04/05	1.164 million **
History
Key dates	Opened 1839
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** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Eastleigh. Disclaimer (PDF)

Eastleigh railway station is a railway station located in Eastleigh in the county of Hampshire in England. It is located on the South Western Main Line and is the junction station for two other routes, the Eastleigh-Fareham Line and the Eastleigh-Romsey Line. South of the station is Eastleigh Railway Works & Eastleigh Depot.

[edit] History

The station was built by the LSWR and was called Bishopstoke when it was opened in 1839. It was renamed Bishopstoke Junction in 1852, Eastleigh and Bishopstoke in 1889, and finally Eastleigh Station in 1923.

[edit] Services

The station and its services are operated by South West Trains. SWT run trains from Eastleigh to London Waterloo (via Basingstoke and Woking), to Southampton, Bournemouth and Weymouth, to Portsmouth (via Fareham) and to Romsey.

[edit] External links

Train times and station information for Eastleigh railway station from National Rail
Map and aerial photo of Eastleigh railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station		Following station
Shawford or Winchester	South West Trains London-Southampton stopping services	Southampton Airport Parkway
Winchester	South West Trains London-Portsmouth Harbour stopping services	Hedge End
Shawford	South West Trains Reading-Brighton services	Fareham
Shawford	South West Trains Basingstoke-Fareham local services	Fareham
Chandlers Ford	South West Trains Romsey to Totton local services	Southampton Airport Parkway