Lymington Pier railway station

Lymington Pier railway station serves the harbour area of Lymington in Hampshire, England. It is 98 miles 15 chains (158.0 km) measured from London Waterloo and is the terminus of the Lymington Branch Line from Brockenhurst and provides a connection with ferry services to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. It has one platform.

Lymington Pier
Location
PlaceLymington
Local authorityNew Forest
Grid referenceSZ332955
Operations
Station codeLYP
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.118 million
2015/16 0.131 million
2016/17 0.129 million
2017/18 0.135 million
2018/19 0.137 million
History
Key datesOpened 1 May 1884[1] (1 May 1884[2])
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lymington Pier from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station is served by South Western Railway, which operates two trains per hour all week.[3] Until 22 May 2010, the Lymington Branch Line was operated as a "heritage" service using restored slam-door trains.[4][5]

Services
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Lymington Town   South Western Railway
Lymington Branch Line		   Terminus
 Ferry services
Terminus   Wightlink
(Ferry)		   Yarmouth

Notes
  1. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
  2. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
  3. Table 159 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  4. Lymington Heritage Line - Information & Photographs - Strolling Guides, 22 May 2010, retrieved 15 June 2010
  5. Lymington Flyer: The Last MK1, Southern Electric Group, 30 May 2010, archived from the original on 5 March 2016, retrieved 15 June 2010

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