Redbridge railway station
Redbridge | |
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General information | |
Location | Redbridge, City of Southampton England |
Grid reference | SU373135 |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | RDB |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Opened | 1 June 1847 |
Passengers | |
2017/18 | 42,586 |
Interchange | 1,566 |
2018/19 | 43,996 |
Interchange | 1,117 |
2019/20 | 39,500 |
Interchange | 872 |
2020/21 | 11,984 |
Interchange | 237 |
2021/22 | 27,416 |
Interchange | 867 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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Redbridge railway station is a small station in the Redbridge area of Southampton, England. The station is located at the junction of the Wessex Main Line, towards Cardiff Central and the South West Main Line towards Weymouth. It is 81 miles 70 chains (131.8 km) from London Waterloo.
The station is operated by South Western Railway and served by the hourly Salisbury to Romsey via Southampton Central 'Figure of Six' local service.[1] A few peak-hour stopping trains on the London Waterloo to Poole main line route also call here. It was first opened in 1847 by the Southampton and Dorchester Railway and became a junction in 1865 when the Sprat and Winkle Line to Romsey and Andover was completed.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Redbridge station was a key location in the movement of gunpowder manufactured in the New Forest.[2]
References
- Table 158 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- "Hampshire Treasures: Volume 5 (New Forest), Page 24 - Bramshaw, Entry 04". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
External links
- Train times and station information for Redbridge railway station from National Rail
- Local Rail Information
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Romsey | South Western Railway Salisbury-Romsey (via Southampton) |
Millbrook | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Millbrook | London & South Western Railway Andover and Redbridge railway |
Nursling |