Warblington railway station

Warblington railway station serves the Warblington and Denvilles suburbs of Havant in Hampshire.

Warblington
Location	Warblington, Havant England
Coordinates	50°51′12″N 0°58′00″W
Grid reference	SU727065
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WBL
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 November 1907	Opened as Denville Halt
December 1907	Renamed Warblington Halt
5 May 1969	Renamed Warblington
Passengers
2015/16	38,764
2016/17	25,932
2017/18	26,568
2018/19	27,790
2019/20	27,928
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton, 36 miles 66 chains (59.26 km) from Brighton.[1] Situated opposite Warblington School, the station lies very close to a major road junction: the point at which the A259 coast road leaves the A27. Standing on the platform at the station entrance end it is possible to see the platforms of Havant railway station a short straight-line distance away.

History

The railway line between Brighton and Portsmouth was built in stages, and the section between Chichester and Havant was opened on 15 March 1847, and there were two intermediate stations, at Bosham and Emsworth.[2] Other stations were opened later, several coinciding with the introduction of steam rail-motor services between Portsmouth and Chichester by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 11 June 1906.[3] One such station, named Denville Halt, was opened on 1 November 1907;[4] the following month this was renamed Warblington Halt.[5] On 5 May 1969 it was simplified to Warblington.[6]

Services

All services at Warblington are operated by Southern using Class 313 and Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

• 1 tph to Littlehampton
• 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea

During the peak hours, there are additional services to Brighton, London Victoria, Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.

On Sundays, the service to Littlehampton extends to Brighton and the service to Portsmouth & Southsea extends to Portsmouth Harbour.

Gallery

• 
  The station entrance
• 
  An up train
• 
  A down train
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  The level crossing
• 
  The barriers rising
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  A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Warblington railway station

References

1. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 20D. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
2. Pallant, N. (1980). The Brighton to Portsmouth Line. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-85361-279-X. Locomotion Papers LP133.
3. Pallant 1980, p. 27
4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
5. Butt 1995, pp. 78, 241
6. Butt 1995, p. 241
7. "Timetable 27: Southampton and Portsmouth to Brighton" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.

External links

• Train times and station information for Warblington railway station from National Rail