| Christchurch | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Christchurch |
| Local authority | Christchurch |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CHR |
| 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 * | 0.357 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.357 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.357 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.368 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 13 November 1862 | Opened |
| 30 May 1886 | Resited west |
| 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 Christchurch from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Christchurch railway station is a station serving the town of Christchurch in Dorset (formerly Hampshire) in England. The station is on the London Waterloo to Weymouth line operated by South West Trains.
Although bypassed by the faster trains to Bournemouth it has an hourly semi-fast and stopping services from Waterloo, usually formed by a class 444 Desiro electric multiple unit. This gives a journey time of about two hours from London. As well as Christchurch, the station is useful for reaching eastern parts of Bournemouth. The majority of services were previously operated by class 442 Wessex Electrics which were withdrawn in February 2007.
The station is able to accommodate trains of up to 8 coaches, longer trains only open the doors in the first 5 or 8 coaches depending on the type of unit operating the service.
Road access to the station is from the northern end of Stour Road, near to the junction with Bargates coming from the town centre, at the end of Fairmile coming from the direction of Bournemouth International Airport and the Wessex Way. (A fairly steep bridge over the railway marks the point where Fairmile and Bargates, one straight road, meet.)
External links
- Train times and station information for Christchurch railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Milton | South West Trains London-Weymouth semi-fast services |
Pokesdown | ||
| Hinton Admiral | South West Trains London-Poole stopping services |
Pokesdown | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Hurn Line and station closed |
Southern Railway Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway |
Terminus | ||
Coordinates: 50°44′17″N 1°47′06″W / 50.738°N 1.785°W
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