Bedhampton railway station

Bedhampton railway station serves the former village of Bedhampton, now a suburb lying a mile west of the centre of Havant, in Hampshire, England.

Bedhampton
Bedhampton station
LocationBedhampton, Havant
England
Grid referenceSU707065
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBDH
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1 April 1906
Passengers
2015/16 132,926
2016/17 117,084
2017/18 118,606
2018/19 129,136
2019/20 115,474
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Railways in the Portsmouth area
Portchester
Havant
Bedhampton
Cosham
Farlington Halt
HMNB Portsmouth
Admiralty Line
Hilsea
Portsmouth & Southsea
Fratton
Portsmouth Harbour
Southsea Railway 1885–1914
Jessie Road Bridge Halt
Albert Road Bridge Halt
East Southsea

History

Opened in 1906 as "Bedhampton Halt", the station was at first staffed separately but in the late 1940s it came under the control of Havant; since then it has been manned only part time: a ticket office on Platform 2 (Portsmouth bound) is staffed during the peak morning rush hour.

In August 2007 the old platform surfaces were resurfaced, new shelters and a railway crossing were added, and Platform 1 (Havant bound) was extended to make it suitable for longer trains.

Services

The station is located on a section of line which is common to the Portsmouth Direct Line from London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour and the West Coastway Line from Brighton to Southampton.

Although the nearest station westward is Cosham, until 2007 there were no direct services calling at both Cosham and Bedhampton. Passengers between these two stations had to travel to Hilsea or Fratton, both south of Bedhampton on the Portsmouth line, and change trains there. Today South Western Railway operate a very limited late evening service between the two stations. The station is also served by Southern.

The typical off-peak service is as follows:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Havant   South Western Railway
Portsmouth Direct Line
  Hilsea
Havant   Southern
West Coastway Line
  Hilsea

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