![]() Bitterne Station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Bitterne, Southampton England | ||||
Grid reference | SU438133 | ||||
Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BTE | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 5 March 1866 | ||||
Original company | Southampton and Netley Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
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Bitterne railway station is located in eastern Southampton,England. It is on the main Southampton to Portsmouth coastal line,and serves the suburbs of Bitterne,Bitterne Manor,Bitterne Park and Midanbury.
The station was opened in May 1866 as Bitterne Road railway station. [1] The station itself is located a mile west of Bitterne village,although original plans for the railway line would have seen the railway pass right through the centre of the village.
The line was originally single-track between St Denys and Fareham,with Bitterne acting as a "crossing station",where trains travelling in opposite directions could pass one another. There were three crossing stations on this stretch,with Netley and Swanwick being the other two. [2]
All services at Bitterne are operated by South Western Railway using Class 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Portsmouth &Southsea and Southampton Central. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours. [3]
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Woolston | South Western Railway | St Denys |
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