Shawford railway station
Shawford  | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Shawford |
| Local authority | City of Winchester |
| Coordinates | 51°01′19″N 1°19′41″W / 51.022°N 1.328°WCoordinates: 51°01′19″N 1°19′41″W / 51.022°N 1.328°W |
| Grid reference | SU472249 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SHW |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 48,691 |
| 2005/06 |
 55,045 |
| 2006/07 |
57,461 |
| 2007/08 |
73,722 |
| 2008/09 |
105,072 |
| 2009/10 |
117,980 |
| 2010/11 |
131,110 |
| 2011/12 |
149,382 |
| 2012/13 |
155,644 |
| 2013/14 |
176,276 |
| 2014/15 |
190,322 |
| History | |
| Original company | London and South Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1 September 1882 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shawford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Shawford railway station serves the villages of Twyford, Compton and Shawford in Hampshire, England. This station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.
Layout and facilities
The station has three platforms, two in the southbound direction. It previously had a goods yard, but this was closed and sold in the 1990s. The station is unstaffed.[1]
Services
Shawford receives an hourly service in each direction on weekdays (with peak extras), with less frequent services on Saturdays and Sundays.[2][3] The hourly Waterloo to Poole stopping trains provide most of the calls, with a few additional trains to/from Portsmouth Harbour.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester | South West Trains South Western Main Line |
Eastleigh | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Winchester (Chesil) Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
Eastleigh Line and station open | ||
Accidents and incidents
- On 20 July 1952, a passenger train overran signals and was derailed by trap points. No-one was injured.[4]
Appearances in media
The station was featured briefly in a 1974 film starring Sophia Loren, an unsuccessful and now little-seen remake of Brief Encounter.
In 2000, Shawford was used on the final episode of the BBC TV series One Foot in the Grave. The character Victor Meldrew is seen walking from the steps down from the station platform. He then stands in front of the station sign, waiting to be picked up, before being run over by a car.[5]
References
- ↑ Shawford Rail Users Group - Background
- ↑ Compton Parish: Public Transport
- ↑ Table 158 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- ↑ Bishop, Bill (1984). Off the Rails. Southampton: Kingfisher. pp. 42–47. ISBN 0 946184 06 2.
- ↑ Len Shelton walks through Shawford and along the Itchen (From Hampshire Society)
External links
- Train times and station information for Shawford railway station from National Rail