Southampton–Fareham line

Southampton–Fareham line
South Western main line St Denys South Western main line River Itchen Bitterne Woolston Sholing Netley Hamble Bursledon River Hamble Swanwick Eastleigh–Fareham line Fareham

The Southampton–Fareham line is a railway line in England, along the south coast of Hampshire.

Services

South West Trains are the main operator of passenger services and stations on the line.

History

Opening dates were as follows

• 5 March 1866 Southampton and Netley Railway (LSWR controlled) opened to connect with the Victoria Military Hospital at Netley
• 2 September 1889: connecting link Netley - Fareham opened

The routes

• Fareham – First opened in 1841 as part of the Eastleigh–Fareham line. The east and west Coastway routes opened 1848 and 1889 respectively (see dates above). Here were also junctions for Gosport (the original connection from London to the Portsmouth area) and to Alton via the Meon valley - both closed.
• Swanwick
• Bursledon
• Hamble
• Netley – Original terminus of the Southampton and Netley Railway, built to serve the Military Hospital, which had its own short railway and station. The line from here to St Denys was originally single track (later doubled)
• Sholing
• Woolston
• Bitterne on the outskirts of Southampton. Here was a passing point when the line was single track.

References

External links

• Southern Railway map, including the West Coastway Route