Hedge End railway station is situated on the northern edge of the town of
Hedge End
Hedge End is a town and civil parish in Hampshire, England. Situated to the east of the City of Southampton, it adjoins the districts of West End and Botley. Hedge End lies within the Borough of Eastleigh and is part of the Southampton Urban ...
in the English county of
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
. The station was opened by
British Rail
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...
in 1990, and is on the
railway line between Eastleigh and Fareham. It is from .
Services
South Western Railway operate all off-peak services at Hedge End using and
EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the g ...
.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 1 tph to via
* 1 tph to
During the weekday peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph.
The station is also served by a single
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
service from to Portsmouth Harbour on weekdays only. This service is operated using and
DMUs
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...
.
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{{Hampshire railway stations
Railway stations in Hampshire
DfT Category E stations
Railway stations opened by British Rail
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1990
Railway stations served by South Western Railway
Railway stations served by Great Western Railway