Warblington railway station
Warblington  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Warblington |
| Local authority | Havant |
| Coordinates | 50°51′12″N 0°58′00″W / 50.85333°N 0.96667°WCoordinates: 50°51′12″N 0°58′00″W / 50.85333°N 0.96667°W |
| Grid reference | SU727065 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WBL |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 31,212 |
| 2012/13 |
 29,770 |
| 2013/14 |
33,232 |
| 2014/15 |
34,040 |
| 2015/16 |
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 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * 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. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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:
- 1tph to Littlehampton
- 1tph to Portsmouth & Southsea
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emsworth | Southern West Coastway |
Havant | ||
Gallery
The station entrance
An up train
A down train
The level crossing
The barriers rising
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Warblington railway station
References
- ↑ Pallant, N. (1980). The Brighton to Portsmouth Line. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-85361-279-X. Locomotion Papers LP133.
- ↑ Pallant 1980, p. 27
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Butt 1995, pp. 78, 241
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 241
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Warblington railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Warblington railway station from National Rail