Warblington railway station

Warblington railway station serves the Warblington and Denvilles suburbs of Havant in Hampshire.

Warblington
National Rail
General information
LocationWarblington, Havant
England
Coordinates50°51′12″N 0°58′00″W
Grid referenceSU727065
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWBL
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 November 1907Opened as Denville Halt
December 1907Renamed Warblington Halt
5 May 1969Renamed Warblington
Passengers
2017/18Increase 26,568
2018/19Increase 27,790
2019/20Increase 27,928
2020/21Decrease 8,536
2021/22Increase 19,292
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton, 36 miles 66 chains (36.83 miles, 59.26 km) from Brighton.[1] Situated opposite Warblington School, the station lies very close to a major road junction: the point at which the A259 coast road leaves the A27. Standing on the platform at the station entrance end it is possible to see the platforms of Havant railway station a short straight-line distance away.

History

The railway line between Brighton and Portsmouth was built in stages, and the section between Chichester and Havant was opened on 15 March 1847, and there were two intermediate stations, at Bosham and Emsworth.[2] Other stations were opened later, several coinciding with the introduction of steam rail-motor services between Portsmouth and Chichester by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 11 June 1906.[3] One such station, named Denville Halt, was opened on 1 November 1907;[4] the following month this was renamed Warblington Halt.[5] On 5 May 1969 it was simplified to Warblington.[6]

Services

All services at Warblington are operated by Southern using 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service on Mondays to Saturdays in trains per hour is:[7]

During the peak hours, there are additional services to Brighton via Worthing, London Victoria via Horsham, Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.

The typical service on Sundays is:

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
  • The station entrance
    The station entrance
  • An up train
    An up train
  • A down train
    A down train
  • The level crossing
    The level crossing
  • The barriers rising
    The barriers rising
  • A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Warblington railway station
    A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Warblington railway station

References
  1. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 20D. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
  2. Pallant, N. (1980). The Brighton to Portsmouth Line. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-85361-279-X. Locomotion Papers LP133.
  3. Pallant 1980, p. 27
  4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  5. Butt 1995, pp. 78, 241
  6. Butt 1995, p. 241
  7. "Timetable 27: Southampton and Portsmouth to Brighton" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.
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