Warblington railway station explained

Warblington
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Warblington, Havant
Country:England
Coordinates:50.8533°N -0.9667°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Southern
Platforms:2
Code:WBL
Classification:DfT category E
Original:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pregroup:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Years:1 November 1907
Events:Opened as Denville Halt
Years1:December 1907
Events1:Renamed Warblington Halt
Years2:5 May 1969
Events2:Renamed Warblington
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Warblington railway station serves the Warblington and Denvilles suburbs of Havant in Hampshire.

It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton, 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

The railway line between and Portsmouth was built in stages, and the section between and was opened on 15 March 1847, and there were two intermediate stations, at and .[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. One such station, named Denville Halt, was opened on 1 November 1907;[3] the following month this was renamed Warblington Halt. On 5 May 1969 it was simplified to Warblington.

Services

All services at Warblington are operated by Southern using EMUs.

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

Additional services, including trains to and from via call at the station during the peak hours.

On Sundays, eastbound services run to and from Brighton instead of London Victoria.

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 20D .
  2. Book: Pallant, N. . The Brighton to Portsmouth Line . 1980 . Oakwood Press . Salisbury . 0-85361-279-X . Locomotion Papers LP133 . 13 .
  3. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 78 .