Liphook railway station explained

Liphook
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Liphook, East Hampshire
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:South Western Railway
Platforms:2
Code:LIP
Classification:DfT category D
Opened:1 January 1859
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Liphook railway station serves the large village of Liphook, in Hampshire, England. It is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, 46chain67chain down the line from via Woking.[1] The station is managed by South Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it.

History

In 2020, South Western Railway was issued with an improvement notice by the Office of Rail and Road as it did not supply a ramp for wheelchair users despite it being mandated by law.[2] [3]

In August 2020, planning permission was given to replace the station footbridge.[4] In January 2021, work began to replace the footbridge with a new covered bridge with lifts. The new bridge was opened in September 2021 with the lifts opened shortly after.[5] [6]

Services

All services at Liphook are operated by South Western Railway using and EMUs.

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

During the peak hours, there are additional services to London as well as services to . There is also one late evening service to .

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Yonge, John . Jacobs . Gerald . Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL . 3rd . November 2008 . 1994 . Trackmaps . Bradford on Avon . 978-0-9549866-4-3 . map 26B .
  2. News: 2020-11-17 . Liphook station: SWR told to provide wheelchair access . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-05-25.
  3. Web site: 2020-10-14 . Improvement notice . 2022-05-25.
  4. Web site: 2020-08-17 . Consent granted for Liphook Station bridge – with lifts . 2022-05-25 . Farnham Herald.
  5. Web site: Heavy metal comes to Liphook station in 2021 with new steel footbridge . 2022-05-25 . Network Rail Media Centre . english.
  6. Web site: Bridging the gap at Liphook as accessible and covered footbridge opens . 2022-05-25 . Network Rail . en-GB.