General information | |||||
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Location | Netley, Eastleigh England | ||||
Grid reference | SU464085 | ||||
Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | NTL | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 5 March 1866 | ||||
Original company | Southampton and Netley Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 91,130 | ||||
2019/20 | 88,108 | ||||
2020/21 | 25,292 | ||||
2021/22 | 64,764 | ||||
2022/23 | 73,804 | ||||
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Netley railway station is located near the village of Netley in Hampshire,England. The station is run by South Western Railway and is on the West Coastway Line. Near to the station is Royal Victoria Country Park. The line into the village from the west was built by the Southampton and Netley Railway,though by the time it was opened in March 1866 the aforementioned company had been taken over by the London and South Western Railway. The LSWR then extended the line east to Fareham in 1889.
From 1900 a branch from the station conveyed patients to the nearby Netley Hospital. [1] Heavy casualties during the First World War resulted in the station being for a time the third-busiest in Britain. [2]
All services at Netley 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]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Hamble | South Western Railway | Sholing |
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