Christchurch railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Christchurch | ||
| Local authority | Christchurch (borough) | ||
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| Station code | CHR | ||
| Managed by | South West Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.357 million | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Christchurch (source) | |||
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Christchurch railway station is a station serving the town of Christchurch in Dorset (formerly Hampshire) in England. The station is on the London Waterloo to Weymouth line operated by South West Trains.
Although bypassed by the faster trains to Bournemouth it has a hourly semi-fast service from Waterloo, usually formed by a class 444 Desiro electric multiple unit. This gives a journey time of about two hours from London. As well as Christchurch, the station is useful for reaching eastern parts of Bournemouth. The majority of services were previously operated by class 442 Wessex Electrics which were withdrawn in February 2007.
It is also on the local route from Brockenhurst to Wareham, a service which runs hourly in both directions.
The station is able to accommodate trains of up to 5 coaches, longer trains only open the doors in the first 5 or 4 coaches depending on the type of unit operating the service.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Christchurch railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Hinton Admiral | South West Trains Brockenhurst-Wareham local services |
Pokesdown | ||
| New Milton or Hinton Admiral |
South West Trains London-Poole stopping services |
Pokesdown | ||
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