Holton Heath railway station

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Holton Heath
Location
Place	Holton Heath
Local authority	Purbeck
Operations
Station code	HOL
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 04/05	0.016 million **
History
Key dates	Opened 3 April 1916
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Holton Heath. Disclaimer (PDF)

Holton Heath railway station serves the town of Holton Heath in Dorset. It is located adjacent to the former Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, (RNCF); the station was opened in World War I to serve the RNCF.

Currently, the station is only served by Wareham railway station to Brockenhurst railway station stopping trains during the day, with express services between Waterloo station and Weymouth railway station calling only in peak hours.

The platforms are able to accommodate trains of up to 5 coaches.

[edit] External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hamworthy		South West Trains London-Weymouth peak services		Wareham
Hamworthy		South West Trains Brockenhurst-Wareham local services		Wareham