St Denys railway station

St Denys National Rail

St Denys station platforms
Location
Place St. Denys
Local authority City of Southampton
Coordinates 50°55′19″N 1°23′17″W / 50.9220°N 1.3880°W / 50.9220; -1.3880Coordinates: 50°55′19″N 1°23′17″W / 50.9220°N 1.3880°W / 50.9220; -1.3880
Grid reference SU431138
Operations
Station code SDN
Managed by South West Trains
Number of platforms 4
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.190 million
2005/06 Increase 0.195 million
2006/07 Increase 0.202 million
2007/08 Increase 0.207 million
2008/09 Increase 0.219 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.214 million
2010/11 Increase 0.235 million
2011/12 Increase 0.247 million
2012/13 Increase 0.263 million
2013/14 Increase 0.289 million
2014/15 Increase 0.298 million
History
Original company London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
1 May 1861 First station opened as Portswood
5 March 1866 Station relocated
1 January 1876 Renamed St Denys
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St Denys from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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St Denys railway station serves the St. Denys and Portswood suburbs of Southampton in Hampshire, England.

Built in 1865, the station is named after the surrounding area, which in turn is named after the Priory of St Denys, a major landmark in medieval Southampton.

Services run hourly to Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton. These are run by Class 450s. Also, there are hourly services between Salisbury and Romsey, run by Class 158s.

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 served mainly by South West Trains, with irregular services operated by Southern. There are four platforms; two on the main line and two on the branch line.

History

St Denys station building (now in private ownership)

The original station was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 May 1861 and named Portswood after the small village to the west of the main line. Shortly after, to accommodate the Portsmouth branch line, a new station building was built 0.25 miles (0.40 km) to the south; the relocated station was opened on 5 March 1866. However to avoid confusion with Portsmouth, the station was renamed to St Denys on 1 January 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.

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 190, 203. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ↑ Solent Model Railway Group Accessed 14 May 2007
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bishop, Bill (1984). Off the Rails. Southampton: Kingfisher. pp. 21, 53–55. ISBN 0 946184 06 2.
  4. ↑ Trevena, Arthur (1981). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 42. ISBN 0-906899 03 6.

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Woolston   Southern
West Coastway Line
Mondays-Saturdays only		   Southampton Central
Swaythling   South West Trains
South Western Main Line		   Southampton Central
Bitterne   South West Trains
West Coastway Line		  
Disused railways
Swaythling   London & South Western Railway
London and Southampton Railway		   Northam
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