Redbridge railway station

Redbridge railway station is a small station in the Redbridge area of Southampton, England. The station is located at the junction of the Wessex Main Line, towards Cardiff Central and the South Western Main Line towards Weymouth. It is 81 miles 70 chains (131.8 km) from London Waterloo.

For the London Underground station, see Redbridge tube station.

Redbridge
Location
PlaceRedbridge
Local authorityCity of Southampton
Grid referenceSU373135
Operations
Station codeRDB
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 38,750
2015/16 46,066
2016/17 43,148
– Interchange 1,744
2017/18 42,586
– Interchange  1,566
2018/19 43,996
– Interchange  1,117
History
Key datesOpened 1 June 1847 (1 June 1847)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Redbridge from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station is operated by South Western Railway and served by the hourly Salisbury to Romsey via Southampton Central 'Figure of Six' local service.[1] A few peak-hour stopping trains on the London Waterloo to Poole main line route also call here. It was first opened in 1847 by the Southampton and Dorchester Railway and became a junction in 1865 when the Sprat and Winkle Line to Romsey and Andover was completed.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Redbridge station was a key location in the movement of gunpowder manufactured in the New Forest.[2]

References
  1. Table 158 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  2. "Hampshire Treasures: Volume 5 (New Forest), Page 24 - Bramshaw, Entry 04". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Romsey   South Western Railway
Salisbury-Romsey (via Southampton)		   Millbrook
  Historical railways  
Millbrook   London & South Western Railway
Andover and Redbridge railway		   Nursling


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