Woolston railway station
Woolston  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Woolston |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Grid reference | SU439112 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WLS |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 80,427 |
| 2005/06 |
 81,058 |
| 2006/07 |
88,884 |
| 2007/08 |
96,577 |
| 2008/09 |
114,694 |
| 2009/10 |
125,296 |
| 2010/11 |
138,466 |
| 2011/12 |
140,468 |
| 2012/13 |
 138,432 |
| 2013/14 |
0.163 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 5 March 1866 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Woolston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Woolston railway station is a grade II listed[1] station serving the suburb of Woolston in the city of Southampton, England. The station is operated by South West Trains. Just past Woolston station the line rounds the River Itchen giving a view into the city of Southampton, including Southampton FC's ground. In June 2010 the railway bridge was replaced.
History
The station was built in 1866 in an Italianate style typical of William Tite who designed other stations for the London & South Western Railway company.[2][3] A single track line was operated by the Southampton & Netley Railway to serve the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley, which station was also built in an Italianate style.[4]
The station, with a train waiting in it, was bombed during a raid on the Spitfire works at Woolston during the Second World War, and suffered damage.[5] The station's extensive goods yard and brick shed was closed in 1967.[6] In June 2010 the railway bridge was replaced.
Services
Typically one train an hour calls at Woolston in each direction, a stopping service run by South West Trains between Southampton Central railway station and Portsmouth and Southsea railway station, with more services at peak times. Occasional trains run by Southern also stop at the station.
The ticket office is manned Monday - Friday 06:10 - 11:00.[7]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sholing | South West Trains West Coastway Line |
Bitterne | ||
| Netley | Southern West Coastway Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
St Denys, Bitterne or Southampton Central | ||
Gallery
References
- ↑ Southampton City Council: Listed buildings in Southampton Accessed 17 September 2007.
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1178812)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ Gordon Biddle, Oswald Stevens Nock (1983). The railway heritage of Britain: 150 years of railway architecture and engineering. M. Joseph. p. 206.
- ↑ Netley Hospital and its Railways. J.R. Fairman. 1984. ISBN 0-946184-09-7. p30
- ↑ Edwin Webb, John B. Duncan (1990). Blitz Over Britain. Spellmount. p. 58.
- ↑ Edwin Course (1 Jan 1974). The railways of southern England: secondary and branch lines. Batsford.
- ↑ "Woolston (WLS)". nationalrail.co.uk.
External links
- Train times and station information for Woolston railway station from National Rail
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