Woolston railway station

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Woolston
National Rail
Woolston railway station 2021.JPG
LocationWoolston, Southampton
England
Grid referenceSU439112
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWLS
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened5 March 1866
Original companySouthampton and Netley Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 0.163 million
2017/18Decrease 0.155 million
2018/19Decrease 0.148 million
2019/20Decrease 0.137 million
2020/21Decrease 37,128
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Woolston railway station is a grade II listed[1] station serving the suburb of Woolston in the city of Southampton, England. The station is operated by South Western Railway. Just past Woolston station the line rounds the River Itchen giving a view into the city of Southampton, including Southampton FC's ground. In June 2010 the railway bridge was replaced.

History[]

The station was built in 1866 in an Italianate style typical of William Tite who designed other stations for the London & South Western Railway company.[2][3] A single track line was operated by the Southampton & Netley Railway to serve the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley, which station was also built in an Italianate style.[4]

The station, with a train waiting in it, was bombed during a raid on the Spitfire works at Woolston during the Second World War, and suffered damage.[5] The station's extensive goods yard and brick shed was closed in 1967.[6] In June 2010 the railway bridge was replaced.

Services[]

South Western Railway operate all off-peak services at Woolston using Class 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

The station is also served by a limited Southern service of three trains per day to Southampton Central, two to London Victoria and one to Brighton.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Sholing   South Western Railway
West Coastway Line
 		  Bitterne
Southern
West Coastway Line
Limited Service

Gallery[]

  • Woolston signal box.jpg
  • Wlstn94.jpg
  • Woolston-station.jpg

References[]

  1. ^ Southampton City Council: Listed buildings in Southampton Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 17 September 2007.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1178812)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ^ Gordon Biddle, Oswald Stevens Nock (1983). The railway heritage of Britain: 150 years of railway architecture and engineering. M. Joseph. p. 206.
  4. ^ Netley Hospital and its Railways. J.R. Fairman. 1984. ISBN 0-946184-09-7. p30
  5. ^ Edwin Webb, John B. Duncan (1990). Blitz Over Britain. Spellmount. p. 58.
  6. ^ Edwin Course (1 January 1974). The railways of southern England: secondary and branch lines. Batsford. ISBN 9780713428353.
  7. ^ Table 165 National Rail timetable, May 2020

External links[]

Coordinates: 50°53′56″N 1°22′37″W / 50.899°N 1.377°W / 50.899; -1.377

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