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Whitchurch railway station (Hampshire)
Whitchurch railway station serves the town of Whitchurch in Hampshire, England. It is 59 miles 8 chains (95.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station is served and operated by South Western Railway.
The station building | |
| General information | |
| Location | Whitchurch, Hampshire, Basingstoke and Deane England |
| Coordinates | 51°14′13″N 1°20′17″W / 51.237°N 1.338°W |
| Grid reference | SU463489 |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WCH |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| History | |
| Original company | London and South Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 July 1854 | Opened as Whitchurch |
| 26 September 1949 | Renamed Whitchurch North |
| 2 October 1972 | Renamed Whitchurch (Hants) |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 | 0.287 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.302 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.269 million |
| 2020/21 | 48,286 |
| 2021/22 | 0.124 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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Services and facilities Edit
A ticket office is open during the morning peak.[1]
Off peak services:[2]
- West of England Main Line
- 1 train per hour to London Waterloo (stopping) - South Western Railway
- 1 train per hour to Salisbury (stopping) - South Western Railway
Additional services call at peak times, with extensions westward to either Yeovil Pen Mill or Exeter St Davids. Sunday trains call every two hours each way.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overton | South Western Railway West of England Main Line | Andover | ||
References Edit
- ^ "Whitchurch (Hants) (WCH)", National Rail
- ^ Table 160 National Rail timetable, May 2016