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| Bentley railway station | |
| Location | |
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| Place | Bentley |
| Local authority | East Hampshire |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BTY |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 87,973 |
| 2005/06 * | 93,589 |
| 2006/07 * | 104,859 |
| 2007/08 * | 115,569 |
| History | |
| Opened July 1854 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bentley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Bentley railway station serves the village of Bentley in Hampshire, England. It is situated on the Alton Line, between Farnham and Alton. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains.
The village of Bentley and the hamlet of Isington are roughly the same distance from the station.
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History
Bentley was the northern terminus of the Bentley and Bordon Light Railway, built in 1905 to serve the military camp at Bordon. Built with assistance of the British Army, the line closed to passengers in 1957 (remaining open to serve traffic to the Longmoor Military Railway in times of emergency), and closed to all traffic in 1966 - the track was lifted later that same year [1].
In June 2009, the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) issued a report [2], which proposes the reinstatement of the line between Bentley and Bordon, as one of 20 schemes that are recommended for further consultation. 14 of these are reinstatements of lines closed in the Beeching cuts.
Services
Trains operate between Alton and London Waterloo, typically every 30 minutes in each direction, every day of the week.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Farnham | South West Trains Alton Line |
Alton | ||
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | British Rail Southern Region Bordon Light Railway |
Kingsley Halt | ||
References
- ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Bordon Station
- ^ Connecting Communities - Expanding Access to the Rail Network [1]
External links
- Train times and station information for Bentley (Hampshire) railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°10′52″N 0°52′05″W / 51.181°N 0.868°W
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