Branksome railway station
Branksome  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Branksome |
| Local authority | Poole |
| Grid reference | SZ057919 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BSM |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.159 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.169 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.190 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.218 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.221 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.205 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.233 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.231 million |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1 June 1893 | Opened |
| 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 Branksome from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Branksome railway station is a railway station serving the Branksome and Branksome Park areas of Poole in Dorset, England. It is located on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth.
History
The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) opened their line from Southampton to Weymouth in January 1857, but the station was not opened until 1893 when it was the site of a junction with the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway line whose trains to Bath started and finished at a terminus station, Bournemouth West. The S&DJR opened a locomotive depot at the station in 1895 which operated until closure of the line into Bournemouth West in 1965, after which the S&D trains ran, for the remaining few months of operation, into Bournemouth Central railway station, which had its own locomotive shed.
Accommodation
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.
To the east of the station is the junction leading to Bournemouth Train Care Depot, built on part of the site of Bournemouth West station. Trains can often be seen arriving on platform 2 and then reversing into the depot.
Services
The station is served by South West Trains, who operate express services from London Waterloo to Weymouth and stopping services from London Waterloo to Poole.
On Mondays to Saturdays the station generally sees 2 trains per hour to Poole and London Waterloo and an hourly service to Weymouth.
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| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Bournemouth | South West Trains London-Weymouth express services |
Parkstone | ||
| Bournemouth | South West Trains London-Poole stopping services |
Parkstone | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Bournemouth West Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways |
Parkstone | ||
Coordinates: 50°43′41″N 1°55′08″W / 50.728°N 1.919°W
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