Warblington railway station serves the Warblington and Denvilles suburbs of Havant in Hampshire.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Warblington, Havant England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°51′12″N 0°58′00″W / 50.85333°N 0.96667°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SU727065 | ||||
| Managed by | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | WBL | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 November 1907 | Opened as Denville Halt | ||||
| December 1907 | Renamed Warblington Halt | ||||
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Warblington | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  27,928 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  8,536 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 19,292 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 22,674 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 28,036 | ||||
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It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton, 36 miles 66 chains (36.83 miles, 59.26 km) from Brighton.[1] 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
editThe 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.[2] 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.[3] One such station, named Denville Halt, was opened on 1 November 1907;[4] the following month this was renamed Warblington Halt.[5] On 5 May 1969 it was simplified to Warblington.[6]
Services
editAll services at Warblington are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Horsham
- 1 tph to Portsmouth Harbour
Additional services, including trains to and from Brighton via Worthing call at the station during the peak hours.
On Sundays, eastbound services run to and from Brighton instead of London Victoria.
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Following station | ||
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Gallery
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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
edit- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 20D. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ 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
- ^ Table 186 National Rail timetable, June 2024
External links
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- Train times and station information for Warblington railway station from National Rail