Bursledon railway station

Bursledon railway station serves the village of Bursledon in Hampshire, England. It is on the West Coastway Line. The station is operated by South Western Railway, who provide the majority of trains serving it (the exception being a peak-period service operated by Southern).

Bursledon
Location
PlaceBursledon
Local authorityEastleigh
Grid referenceSU490096
Operations
Station codeBUO
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 63,560
2015/16 64,756
2016/17 60,092
2017/18 54,012
2018/19 60,754
History
Key datesOpened 2 September 1889 (2 September 1889)
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bursledon from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station itself is located near a quay side on the River Hamble where a number of yachts are moored, Along side a local Pub 'The Jolly Sailor' The M27 crosses the water near the station. The train station has lots of local walks nearby to, with access to Hamble via the Strawberry Trail/

Services

There is an hourly service between Southampton Central and Portsmouth & Southsea/Portsmouth Harbour operated by South Western Railway on each day of the week, with additional trains at weekday peak periods.[1]

There is also one service in the morning peak to Southampton Central operated by Southern originating from London Victoria, calling at all stations to Southampton.

References
The station in 1963
  1. Table 165 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Swanwick   South Western Railway
West Coastway Line		   Hamble
Swanwick   Southern
West Coastway Line		   Hamble

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