Haslemere railway station

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Haslemere
Location
Place	Haslemere
Local authority	Waverley
Operations
Station code	HSM
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms in use	3
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	1.400 million
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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
Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Haslemere (source)   * 2002/03 Disclaimer  ** 2004/05 Disclaimer
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Haslemere railway station is a busy stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line, serving the town of Haslemere, Surrey.

It is the only station on the Portsmouth Direct Line between Guildford and Havant Junction with more than 2 platforms. Platform 3 is used to allow northbound fast services to overtake stopping services. Platform 2 (generally up line) also receives terminating down trains. Virtually all trains (apart from diverted services) stop at Haslemere.

The large car park (to the south) and industrial estate (to the north) were originally large goods sidings. Platform 3 is an addition to the original structure, built in 1938 when the line was electrified. Until then Haslemere was just a standard wayside station, but it became steadily busier as commuter traffic from the surrounding countryside grew. This now justifies four trains an hour to London Waterloo, two of them expresses, possibly the best service per head of population in the UK.

The adjoining bridge (Foster's Bridge) over Lower Street was originally built as a 2-track brick arch, but was widened later with a metal girder section. It has a shop where you can buy papers and a cash machine. And it also has a dry cleaners.

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• Train times and station information for Haslemere railway station from National Rail

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Witley		South West Trains Portsmouth Direct Line		Liphook