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General information | |||||
Location | Woolston, Southampton England | ||||
Grid reference | SU439112 | ||||
Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | WLS | ||||
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 | ||||
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Woolston railway station is a grade II listed [1] station serving the suburb of Woolston in the city of Southampton,England. The station is operated by South Western Railway. Just past Woolston station the line rounds the River Itchen giving a view across the city of Southampton,including Southampton FC's ground.
The station was built in 1866 in an Italianate style typical of William Tite who designed other stations for the London &South Western Railway company. [2] [3] A single track line was operated by the Southampton &Netley Railway to serve the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley,which station was also built in an Italianate style. [4]
The station,with a train waiting in it,was bombed during a raid on the Spitfire works at Woolston during the Second World War,and suffered damage. [5] The station's extensive goods yard and brick shed was closed in 1967. [6] In June 2010 the former Southern Railway concrete footbridge bridge at the west end of the station was replaced.
South Western Railway and Southern operate all off-peak services at Woolston using Class 450 and Class 377 EMUs respectively
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [7]
The services between Brighton and Southampton Central do not serve Woolston on Sundays.
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Sholing | South Western Railway West Coastway Line | Bitterne | ||
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