St Denys railway station
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| St Denys | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | St. Denys | ||
| Local authority | Southampton | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SDN | ||
| Managed by | South West Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.190 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.195 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 5 March 1866 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St Denys from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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St Denys railway station is a railway station serving the St. Denys and Portswood suburbs of Southampton in Hampshire, England.
Built in 1865, it is named for the surrounding area, which in turn is named for the Priory of St Denys, a major landmark in medieval Southampton.
The station is at the site of the junction between the London to Weymouth mainline and the West Coastway Line running between Southampton and Portsmouth. It is currently owned and served mainly by South West Trains, with irregular services operated by First Great Western and Southern. There are four platforms; two on the main line and two on the branch line.
[edit] History
The original station was opened in 1866 and named "Portswood", for the small village to the west of the mainline. Shortly after, to accommodate the Portsmouth branch line, a new station building was built a quarter of a mile to the south. However to avoid confusion with Portsmouth, the station was renamed to St Denys in 1876.[1]
The station buildings themselves are fine examples of Victorian architecture. The original station building on platform 1 is listed, although it is now privately owned. Platforms 2 and 3 house the waiting room and ticket window, whilst the old station buildings on platform 4 house The Solent Model Railway Group[2], a local organisation.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for St Denys railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Swaythling | South West Trains South Western Main Line |
Southampton Central | ||
| Bitterne | South West Trains West Coastway Line |
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[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 190.
- ^ Solent Model Railway Group Accessed 14th May 2007
