Warblington railway station

Warblington National Rail
Location
Place Warblington
Local authority Havant
Coordinates 50°51′12″N 0°58′00″W / 50.85333°N 0.96667°W / 50.85333; -0.96667Coordinates: 50°51′12″N 0°58′00″W / 50.85333°N 0.96667°W / 50.85333; -0.96667
Grid reference SU727065
Operations
Station code WBL
Managed by Southern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12 Increase 31,212
2012/13 Decrease 29,770
2013/14 Increase 33,232
2014/15 Increase 34,040
2015/16 Increase 38,764
History
Original company London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
1 November 1907 Opened as Denville Halt
December 1907 Renamed Warblington Halt
5 May 1969 Renamed Warblington
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Warblington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Warblington railway station serves the Warblington and Denvilles suburbs of Havant in Hampshire.

It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. Situated opposite Warblington School, the station lies very close to a major road junction: the point at which the A259 coast road leaves the A27. Standing on the platform at the station entrance end it is possible to see the platforms of Havant railway station a short straight-line distance away.

History

The railway line between Brighton and Portsmouth was built in stages, and the section between Chichester and Havant was opened on 15 March 1847, and there were two intermediate stations, at Bosham and Emsworth.[1] Other stations were opened later, several coinciding with the introduction of steam rail-motor services between Portsmouth and Chichester by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 11 June 1906.[2] One such station, named Denville Halt, was opened on 1 November 1907;[3] the following month this was renamed Warblington Halt.[4] On 5 May 1969 it was simplified to Warblington.[5]

Services

The standard Monday-Saturday off-peak service consists of:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Emsworth   Southern
West Coastway
  Havant

References

  1. Pallant, N. (1980). The Brighton to Portsmouth Line. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-85361-279-X. Locomotion Papers LP133.
  2. Pallant 1980, p. 27
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. Butt 1995, pp. 78, 241
  5. Butt 1995, p. 241
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