Hamble railway station

Hamble railway station is an unstaffed station near the village of Hamble-le-Rice, England. It is served by a 2-track electrified line which joins the Southampton to London main line, in the direction of Southampton at St Denys in Southampton, and joins the line running east from Eastleigh at Fareham.

Hamble
Location
Place	Hamble-le-Rice
Local authority	Eastleigh
Grid reference	SU473081
Operations
Station code	HME
Managed by	South Western Railway
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.119 million
2015/16	0.112 million
2016/17	0.115 million
2017/18	0.108 million
2018/19	0.111 million
History
Key dates	Opened 18 January 1942 (18 January 1942)
Original company	Southern Railway
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hamble from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Stopping services between Portsmouth and Southampton call at Hamble station approximately once per hour in each direction (including Sundays).[1]

The station is adjacent to a bridge carrying Hamble Lane and also in close proximity to The Hamble School, the local secondary school. Bus stops serving the station are just to the north on Hamble Lane. Shelters are provided.

Just west of the station platforms is a disused but largely complete branch line running down into the Hamble-le-Rice oil terminal.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bursledon		South Western Railway West Coastway Line		Netley

References

1. Table 165 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

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