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Haslemere railway station is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, serving the town of
The station still has its signal box, complete with the original 1895 forty-seven lever Stevens lever frame, situated on the down platform. It was in regular use until a programme of improvements, starting on 12 February 2022, when the line was shut between Guildford and Petersfield for 9 days, saw its functions taken over by the Basingstoke Railway Operating Centre. The box is an LSWR type 4 design and is a Grade II
Haslemere
The town of Haslemere () and the villages of Shottermill and Grayswood are in south west Surrey, England, around south west of London. Together with the settlements of Hindhead and Beacon Hill, they comprise the civil parish of Haslemere i ...
, Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
, England. It is down the line from , measured via Woking.
History
The large car park (to the south) and industrial estate (to the north) were originally large goods sidings. Platform 3 is an addition to the original structure, built in 1938 when the line was electrified. Until then, Haslemere was just a standard wayside station, but it became steadily busier as commuter traffic from the surrounding countryside grew. There are now four trains an hour to Waterloo and three to Portsmouth.
The station still has its signal box, complete with the original 1895 forty-seven lever Stevens lever frame, situated on the down platform. It was in regular use until a programme of improvements, starting on 12 February 2022, when the line was shut between Guildford and Petersfield for 9 days, saw its functions taken over by the Basingstoke Railway Operating Centre. The box is an LSWR type 4 design and is a Grade II listed building
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.
The adjoining Foster's Bridge, over Lower Street, was originally built as a two-track brick arch, but was widened later with a metal girder section.
Since June 2008, a new footbridge with lifts provides disabled access to platforms 2 and 3.
In December 2016, the station received a new decked car park, which added significant parking space at the station.
Services
Platforms
It is the only station on the Portsmouth Direct Line between and to have more than two platforms. Platform 3 is used to allow northbound fast services to overtake stopping services. Platform 2, generally used by up stopping services, is also used by trains terminating here.Services
All services at Haslemere are operated by South Western Railway using andEMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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The typical off-peak service in trains per hour was in 2020:
* 4 tph to via (2 semi-fast, 2 stopping)
* 1 tph to (all stations)
* 2 tph to (semi-fast)
The station is also served by a single evening service to .
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Railway stations in Surrey DfT Category C2 stations Former London and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859 Railway stations served by South Western Railway Haslemere Grade II listed buildings in Surrey {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub