Bournemouth West railway station

Bournemouth West railway station was a railway station in Bournemouth, Dorset, England.

Bournemouth West
Station approach in 1963
LocationBournemouth, Borough of Bournemouth
England
Grid referenceSZ076914
Platforms6
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSDJR (MR & LSWR)
Post-groupingSDJR (LMS & SR)
Key dates
15 June 1874Opened
6 September 1965Closed to passengers
4 October 1965Closed to freight
View eastward, to buffer-stops; terminus of ex-LSWR main line from London in 1963

History

The station opened on 15 June 1874. Although passenger trains were withdrawn from 6 September 1965 a substitute bus service was provided until official closure on 4 October 1965. The closure was originally temporary, but then became permanent and the station was demolished. The station was the southern terminus of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, as well as being the terminus for trains from London Waterloo and other local trains.

Accidents and incidents

On 17 August 1956 a rake of carriages ran away colliding with another rake of carriages and a parcels van. The van was pushed into the parcels office bringing down its roof crushing two cars.[1]

Closure

The station was closed during the electrification of the London Waterloo to Bournemouth line. Originally the closure was meant to be temporary pending completion of the electrification project, as it was thought that Bournemouth Central did not have enough capacity to handle all of Bournemouth's trains. Experience during the temporary closure showed that the newly electrified Central station could handle all the trains in the town, so the closure became permanent.

The station was demolished shortly after the closure became permanent and the site is now occupied by a car park and the A338 Wessex Way. Bournemouth Train Care depot, former home of the Class 442 Wessex Electrics, occupies the former approaches to the station.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Dorset Central Railway
  Branksome
Line closed, station open
  London and South Western Railway
Southampton and Dorchester Railway
  Meyrick Park Halt
Line and station closed

References

  1. Bishop, Bill (1984). Off the Rails. Southampton: Kingfisher. p. 50. ISBN 0 946184 06 2.

External sources


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