Whitchurch railway station (Hampshire)

Whitchurch railway station serves the town of Whitchurch in Hampshire, England. It is 59 miles 8 chains (95.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station is served and operated by South Western Railway.

Whitchurch (Hants)
National Rail
The station building
General information
LocationWhitchurch, Hampshire, Basingstoke and Deane
England
Coordinates51°14′13″N 1°20′17″W / 51.237°N 1.338°W / 51.237; -1.338
Grid referenceSU463489
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWCH
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
3 July 1854Opened as Whitchurch
26 September 1949Renamed Whitchurch North
2 October 1972Renamed Whitchurch (Hants)
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.302 million
2019/20Decrease 0.269 million
2020/21Decrease 48,286
2021/22Increase 0.124 million
2022/23Increase 0.179 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Services and facilities

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A ticket office is open during the morning peak.[1]

Off peak services:[2]

Additional services call at peak times, with extensions westward to either Yeovil Pen Mill or Exeter St Davids. Sunday trains call every two hours each way.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Overton   South Western Railway
West of England Main Line
  Andover

References

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  1. ^ "Whitchurch (Hants) (WCH)", National Rail
  2. ^ Table 160 National Rail timetable, May 2016