General information | |
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Location | Woolston, Southampton England |
Grid reference | SU439112 |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
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 |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.148 million |
2019/20 | 0.137 million |
2020/21 | 37,128 |
2021/22 | 91,822 |
2022/23 | 0.105 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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 operate all off-peak services at Woolston using Class 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [7]
The station is also served by a limited Southern service of three trains per day to Southampton Central,two to London Victoria and one to Brighton.
In June 2024,Southern will introduce a regular half-houly service to Brighton,which will increase the service to Southampton Central to 3 tph (although 2 of these will be non-stop). [8]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Sholing | South Western Railway | Bitterne | ||
Southern West Coastway Line Limited Service |
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