Botley railway station
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Botley | |||
Botley station (seen from road bridge) | |||
Location | |||
Place | Botley | ||
Local authority | Winchester (district) | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | BOE | ||
Managed by | South West Trains | ||
Platforms in use | 2 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 * | 80,925 | ||
2005/06 * | 87,987 | ||
History | |||
Key dates | Opened 29 November 1841 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Botley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Botley railway station is a railway station in Botley, Hampshire.
[edit] History
Botley station was opened in 1841 by the LSWR. Botley was once the junction for the Bishops Waltham branch which was opened in 1863 and finally closed to freight in 1962. Some of the track from the branch still exists as a long siding, used by Foster Yeoman who operate an aggregate railhead depot and coated roadstone plant at Botley station.
The photograph shows the view northwards in the direction of Eastleigh and London. The bay platform and signal-box for the closed Bishops Waltham line can be seen to the right, as can the junction itself which is in the middle distance. The Foster Yeoman plant is at the top of the picture, occupying land on both sides of the line.
The station was a major loading point for strawberry traffic until about 1940, with trains taking the local produce up to London. All traffic declined from 1950 onwards, but began to build again in the 1990s with the reintroduction of direct services to London for the first time since before the war. The line was electrified on the "3rd rail" system in the 1990s as well.
[edit] Services
Botley station is located on the Fareham-Eastleigh line which runs between Eastleigh and Fareham. It is served by South West Trains.
Botley station has regular services to London Waterloo and Portsmouth.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Botley railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Fareham | South West Trains | Hedge End |