Warblington railway station

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

Warblington
Location
PlaceWarblington
Local authorityHavant
Coordinates50°51′12″N 0°58′00″W
Grid referenceSU727065
Operations
Station codeWBL
Managed bySouthern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryE
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 34,040
2015/16 38,764
2016/17 25,932
2017/18 26,568
2018/19 27,790
History
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
1 November 1907Opened as Denville Halt
December 1907Renamed Warblington Halt
5 May 1969Renamed Warblington
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Warblington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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

The standard Monday-Saturday off-peak service consists of:

On Sundays, the Littlehampton to Portsmouth & Southsea service is upgraded to a Brighton to Portsmouth Harbour service.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Emsworth   Southern
West Coastway		   Havant
  • The station entrance
  • An up train
  • A down train
  • The level crossing
  • The barriers rising
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Pallant, N. (1980). The Brighton to Portsmouth Line. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-85361-279-X. Locomotion Papers LP133.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Butt 1995, pp. 78, 241
  6. Butt 1995, p. 241
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