Romsey railway station
50°59′34″N 1°29′36″W / 50.9927°N 1.4933°W
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Romsey, Test Valley England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU356216 | ||||
| Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | ROM | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
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| Opened | 1 March 1847 | ||||
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| 2019/20 |  0.487 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.127 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.329 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.384 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.422 million | ||||
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Romsey railway station serves the town of Romsey in Hampshire, England. It is on the Wessex Main Line, at the junction for the Eastleigh to Romsey Line, 80 miles 47 chains (129.7 km) from London Waterloo. The station is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
[edit]Romsey station was built by the London and South Western Railway on its line from Eastleigh to Salisbury and opened on 1 March 1847.[2] It became a junction in 1865 when the Andover and Redbridge Railway (also known as the Sprat and Winkle Line) was opened: this joined the earlier route just east of the station before diverging again at Kimbridge Junction, a short distance to the north, en route to Andover.[3] The subway connecting the two platforms was added in 1887. The waiting room has a collection of framed photographs from earliest times through to the mid-20th century. The signal box has been preserved and can be visited.
The Andover line fell victim to the Beeching Axe in September 1964,[4] and the Eastleigh route closed to passengers in May 1969. The Eastleigh line remained open for freight traffic and as a diversionary route. The line to Eastleigh via Chandlers Ford regained regular passenger services in May 2003.[5]
Previously managed by Great Western Railway, the station was transferred to South Western Railway in April 2020.[6]
Services
[edit]South Western Railway operates a "figure of six" service running from Salisbury to Romsey and Southampton via Redbridge, then to Eastleigh and back to Romsey via Chandler's Ford.[7]
Great Western Railway runs services south-eastward to Southampton Central, Portsmouth Harbour, and north-westward to Salisbury, Bristol Temple Meads, Worcester Foregate Street, and Cardiff Central.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Historic England (15 December 2004). "Romsey railway station (Grade II) (1391160)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Southern Region Record, by R. H. Clark.
- ^ "Andover & Redbridge Railway (L&SWR)" Speller, John. spellerweb.net. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Body, G (1984). Railways of the Southern Region. Cambridge: Patrick Stevens Ltd. p. 135. ISBN 0-85059-664-5.
- ^ "Chandler's Ford". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "South Western Railway welcomes three stations to its family". www.southwesternrailway.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Table 158, National Rail timetable, May 2016.
- ^ Table 123, National Rail timetable, May 2016.
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