Petersfield railway station

Petersfield railway station serves the market town of Petersfield, Hampshire, England. It is on the Portsmouth Direct line, 54 miles 71 chains (88.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking.[1]

Petersfield
LocationPetersfield, East Hampshire
England
Coordinates51°00′25″N 0°56′28″W
Grid referenceSU743235
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2 (was 4)
Other information
Station codePTR
ClassificationDfT category C2
History
Opened1859
Passengers
2015/16 1.381 million
2016/17 1.433 million
2017/18 1.406 million
 Interchange  10,933
2018/19 1.462 million
 Interchange  10,644
2019/20 1.406 million
 Interchange  10,297
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station

The station has two tracks, and two platforms, although in the past had a third platform branching into the coal yard situated adjacent to the station and a fourth platform on the north side of the level crossing serving the branch to Midhurst closed in 1955. The main buildings date back to the opening of the line in 1859 and are of a "town" type, larger than other wayside stations on the route but identical to Godalming. The signal box, situated by the level crossing at the north-east end of the station, is an LSWR Type 3a box and a Grade II listed building.[2]

There used to be a halt between Petersfield and Rowlands Castle, to the south of Buriton Tunnel, called Woodcroft. It was built to serve the local naval establishment. Because of its naval nature it was not featured on many maps, some maps however did mark it by a little tab but without a name.

Services

Its service has improved steadily over the years and now, the current service is:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Liss   South Western Railway
Portsmouth Direct Line
  Rowlands Castle
  Historical railways  
Liss
Line and station open
  Southern Railway
Portsmouth Direct Line
  Woodcroft Halt
Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Terminus   Midhurst Railways   Rogate

References

  1. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 26B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
  2. Historic England (18 September 2013). "Petersfield signal box  (Grade II) (1415912)". National Heritage List for England.
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