Brockenhurst railway station

Brockenhurst
Location
Place	Brockenhurst
Local authority	New Forest (district)
Coordinates	50°48′59″N 1°34′26″W / 50.8164°N 1.5739°W / 50.8164; -1.5739Coordinates: 50°48′59″N 1°34′26″W / 50.8164°N 1.5739°W / 50.8164; -1.5739
Grid reference	SU301019
Operations
Station code	BCU
Managed by	South West Trains
Number of platforms	4
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.939 million
2005/06	1.013 million
2006/07	1.128 million
2007/08	1.188 million
2008/09	1.244 million
2009/10	1.249 million
2010/11	1.355 million
History
Original company	Southampton and Dorchester Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
1 June 1847	Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Brockenhurst from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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[ v t e ] Railways in the Southampton area

Legend West Coastway Line to Brighton via Portsmouth South Western Main Line to London Waterloo Fareham M27 Swanwick Meon Valley Railway to Alton Knowle Halt River Hamble Bishops Waltham branch Botley to Andover (1858-1964) A27 Wessex Main Line to Bristol via Salisbury Hedge End Eastleigh Bursledon Romsey Hamble Chandlers Ford Eastleigh Works Hamble Fuel Terminal Southampton Airport Parkway Netley M27 Sholing A27 Woolston Swaythling Bitterne Portswood (1861-1866) River Itchen M27 St Denys Northam TMD Southampton Tunnel Southampton Terminus Eastern Docks Southampton Central Bus link to Town Quay Millbrook Central Docks Nursling Western Docks Redbridge Fawley Refinery Fawley River Test Hythe A35 Marchwood Port Totton Marchwood Ashurst (New Forest) Beaulieu Road Lymington Pier Ferry to Yarmouth IoW Brockenhurst Lymington Town S&D Railway to Dorchester via Ringwood South Western Main Line to Bournemouth

[ v t e ] Railways in the Bournemouth area

Legend South Western Main Line to London Waterloo via Southampton Brockenhurst Lymington Branch Line to Lymington Sway New Milton Holmsley Hinton Admiral Christchurch (1862-1886) Hurn Christchurch Avon Lodge Boscombe (1897-1965) Ringwood Pokesdown R'wood, C'church & B'mouth Rly (1862-1935) B'mouth East (1870-1885) Bournemouth Central Meyrick Park Halt (1906-1917) B'mouth West (1874-1965) Bournemouth Depot Ashley Heath Salisbury & Dorset Junction Rly to Salisbury via Verwood Branksome West Moors Parkstone Wimborne Salterns Quay Poole Poole Quay Line Creekmoor Halt (1933-1966) Broadstone Holes Bay Causeway Corfe Mullen Halt (1928-1956) Lower Hamworthy Goods Hamworthy (1847-1896) Hamworthy Junction Lake Halt Somerset & Dorset Joint Rly to Bath or Burnham via Blandford South Western Main Line to Weymouth via Dorchester

Brockenhurst railway station is a railway station serving the village of Brockenhurst in Hampshire, England. It is located on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth. It is also the junction of the Lymington Branch Line with the main line.

The station was winner of the 2009 National Rail Award for best medium-sized station, with the judges stating they "were impressed by the standard of customer service, station presentation, initiative and innovation they observed, all of which ensure that the station provides a smooth, efficient and pleasant departure and arrival point for the travelling customer".^[1][2] The station was also winner of a National Cycling Award, for a system which informs passengers of where cycle spaces are on approaching trains, allowing them to speed boarding, and partnerships with local bike-hire firms.^[3]

Station layout

The station has four platforms:

• Platform 1 - Up loop platform used by stopping services to Poole where it is overtaken by the express services from Weymouth and CrossCountry services from Bournemouth on platform 2. This is occasionally used by Lymington services.
• Platform 2 - for through services towards Southampton, Winchester and London Waterloo.
• Platform 3 - for through services towards Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth.
• Platform 4 - Down loop platform for Lymington services, this can also be used by other down services, but this is rare.

The station has an unusual luggage traverser bridge, which can be moved out over the track to give access to platform 1. It is mainly used for disabled passengers and at peak times for the large flow of students to Brockenhurst College.

Services

South West Trains Desiro EMU 444010 departs with a service to London Waterloo.

The station as it was in 1963

The station is primarily served by South West Trains, who operate fast and semi-fast trains from Waterloo to Weymouth, stopping services from Waterloo to Poole, and local stopping services to Lymington. In addition, CrossCountry operate services from Bournemouth to Manchester.

Some peak time South West Trains services by-pass the station without stopping.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Southampton Central		CrossCountry Bournemouth-Manchester		Bournemouth
		South West Trains Waterloo-Weymouth express services
Southampton Central		South West Trains Waterloo-Weymouth semi-fast services		New Milton
Ashurst New Forest or Beaulieu Road		South West Trains London-Poole		Sway
Terminus		South West Trains Lymington Branch Line		Lymington Town
	Historical railways
Terminus		London and South Western Railway Lymington Branch Line		Shirley Holms Halt
Terminus		British Rail Southern Region Southampton and Dorchester Railway		Holmsley

References

External links

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