Petersfield  | |
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| Location | Petersfield, East Hampshire England |
| Coordinates | 51°00′25″N 0°56′28″W / 51.007°N 0.941°W |
| Grid reference | SU743235 |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 (was 4) |
| Other information | |
| Station code | PTR |
| Classification | DfT category C2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1859 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  1.381 million |
| 2016/17 | 1.433 million |
| 2017/18 |  1.406 million |
| Interchange | 10,933 |
| 2018/19 | 1.462 million |
| Interchange | 10,644 |
| 2019/20 | 1.406 million |
| Interchange | 10,297 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Petersfield railway station serves the market town of Petersfield, Hampshire, England. It is on the Portsmouth Direct line, 54 miles 71 chains (88.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking.[1]
The station
The station has two tracks, and two platforms, although in the past had a third platform branching into the coal yard situated adjacent to the station and a fourth platform on the north side of the level crossing serving the branch to Midhurst closed in 1955. The main buildings date back to the opening of the line in 1859 and are of a "town" type, larger than other wayside stations on the route but identical to Godalming. The signal box, situated by the level crossing at the north-east end of the station, is an LSWR Type 3a box and a Grade II listed building.[2]
There used to be a halt between Petersfield and Rowlands Castle, to the south of Buriton Tunnel, called Woodcroft. It was built to serve the local naval establishment. Because of its naval nature it was not featured on many maps, some maps however did mark it by a little tab but without a name.
Services
Its service has improved steadily over the years and now, the current service is:
- 3 tph to London Waterloo via Guildford (2 semi-fast, 1 stopping)
- 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea (all stations)
- 2 tph to Portsmouth Harbour (semi-fast)
| Preceding station | ){kind=logo} National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Liss | South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line | Rowlands Castle | ||
| Liss Line and station open | Southern Railway Portsmouth Direct Line | Woodcroft Halt Line open, station closed | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Midhurst Railways | Rogate | ||
Gallery
Taken from Tilmore Bridge
Taken from "Wilmotts"
Up platform
London bound train
Bridge in Station Road
Signal box
Looking north
Petersfield in 1971.
Auto-train from Pulborough on the Last Day of the branch in 1955
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Aerial view of Petersfield showing the railway (right) and station (centre right)
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References
- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 26B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ Historic England (18 September 2013). "Petersfield signal box (Grade II) (1415912)". National Heritage List for England.
External links
- Train times and station information for Petersfield railway station from National Rail