Bentley (Hampshire) railway station

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Bentley
Location
Place	Bentley
Local authority	East Hampshire
Operations
Station code	BTY
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	87,973
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Bentley railway station serves the village of Bentley in Hampshire, England. It is situated on the Alton Line, between Farnham and Alton. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains.

The village of Bentley and the hamlet of Isington are roughly the same distance from the station.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Services 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Bentley was the northern terminus of the Bentley and Bordon Light Railway, built in 1905 to serve the military camp at Bordon. Built with assistance of the British Army, the line closed to passengers in 1957 (remaining open to serve traffic to the Longmoor Military Railway in times of emergency), and closed to all traffic in 1966 - the track was lifted later that same year ^[1]

[edit] Geography

Bentley station is located at 51°10′51″N, 00°52′15″W (51.1807, -0.8709)¹.

[edit] Services

Trains operate between Alton and London Waterloo, typically every 60 minutes in each direction, every day of the week.

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/b/bordon/index.shtml

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Bentley (Hampshire) railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Bentley (Hampshire) railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Farnham		South West Trains Alton Line		Alton