Botley railway station
Botley  | |
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| Botley station (seen from road bridge) | |
| Location | |
| Place | Botley |
| Local authority | Eastleigh (borough) |
| Coordinates | 50°55′01″N 1°15′32″W / 50.917°N 1.259°WCoordinates: 50°55′01″N 1°15′32″W / 50.917°N 1.259°W |
| Grid reference | SU521132 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BOE |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 (Was 3) |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 80,925 |
| 2005/06 |
 87,987 |
| 2006/07 |
91,700 |
| 2007/08 |
99,200 |
| 2008/09 |
0.120 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.130 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.136 million |
| 2011/12 |
 0.135 million |
| History | |
| Opened 29 November 1841 | |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| 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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Botley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Botley railway station is a railway station in Botley, Hampshire, England.
The station and route is currently closed due to a land slip on the 31st January 2014.[1] Due to the extent of the damage, there is currently no estimate for when the line will be open again.[2]
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 which operate an aggregate railhead depot and coated roadstone plant at Botley.
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. The station possessed an extensive network of sidings and loading bays for this seasonal traffic and for storing the special ventilated vans that transported the fruit. The goods yard is now occupied by the Foster Yeoman stone plant. All traffic declined from 1950 onwards, but passenger numbers began to build again in the 1990s with the re-introduction 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.
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.
References
- ↑ "Landslip sparks major delays as Hampshire prepares for 70mph winds (From Daily Echo)". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "Landslip near Botley - Alterations to trains between Eastleigh and Fareham".
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 Eastleigh to Fareham line |
Hedge End | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | London and South Western Railway Bishops Waltham branch |
Bishops Waltham (1862-1909) Durley Halt (1909-1962) | ||