Winchfield railway station

Winchfield railway station is located in the small village of Winchfield and also serves Hartley Wintney and surrounding villages and towns such as Odiham and Whitehall in Hampshire, England.

Winchfield
National Rail
Winchfield railway station seen from the bridge
General information
LocationWinchfield, District of Hart
England
Coordinates51.285°N 0.907°W / 51.285; -0.907
Grid referenceSU763545
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWNF
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Opened24 September 1838 (1838-09-24) (as Shapley Heath)
Original companyLondon and Southampton Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
by November 1840Renamed Winchfield
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 0.359 million
2018/19Increase 0.383 million
2019/20Decrease 0.346 million
2020/21Decrease 54,022
2021/22Increase 0.164 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is 39 miles 66 chains (64.1 km) down the main line from London Waterloo[note 1] and is situated between Fleet and Hook. Trains typically run every 30 minutes between Waterloo and Basingstoke.

History

The London and South Western Railway (then London and Southampton railway) built a line from London to Southampton via Basingstoke. The railway arrived from Woking on 24 September 1838, and Winchfield station was opened as Shapley Heath as a temporary terminus.[1][2] On 10 June the following year, the line was completed to Basingstoke and Shapley Heath became a through station. It was soon renamed as Winchfield after the village; the precise date of this is unknown, but it had occurred by November 1840.[3]

As with Hook and Farnborough Main, there is a wide gap between the platforms and their tracks. Originally an island platform stood in between them, but these have been removed. When the station was expanded so this platform could be built, one of the platforms was removed and rebuilt further away. Consequently, the current platforms have different style canopies.

The station is served by 2 trains per hour in each direction during the off-peak hours Monday to Saturday with additional trains during weekday peak hours. On Sundays, trains run once an hour in either direction from the station.

Services

The station is served by 2 trains per hour in each direction during the off-peak hours Monday to Saturday with additional trains during weekday peak hours. On Sundays, trains run once an hour in either direction from the station.

Notes
  1. Railways in the United Kingdom historically are measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to one mile.

References
  1. Williams, R.A. (1968). The London & South Western Railway, volume 1: The Formative Years. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 38. ISBN 0-7153-4188-X.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 209. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. Butt 1995, pp. 209, 251
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Fleet   South Western Railway
South West Main Line		   Hook


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