Lymington Pier railway station serves the harbour area of
Lymington
Lymington is a port town on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It faces Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, to which there is a car ferry service operated by Wightlink. It is within the ...
in
Hampshire
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, England. It is measured from and is the terminus of the
Lymington Branch Line from and provides a connection with ferry services to
Yarmouth
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on the
Isle of Wight
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. It has one platform.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed but has a self-service
ticket machine
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for ticket purchases. There are no toilets at the station although there are toilets available at the nearby
Wightlink
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ferry terminal. The station has a number of passenger shelters as well as
information screens and modern
help points located on the platform which has step-free access available to it.
Services
All services at Lymington Pier are operated by
South Western Railway using
Class 450 EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 2 tph to
Until 22 May 2010, the
Lymington Branch Line was operated as a "heritage" service using restored
Class 421 4Cig trains.
References
External Links
{{SWT Stations, Main line None=y, Lymington =y, IL None=y
Buildings and structures in Lymington
Railway stations in Hampshire
DfT Category F1 stations
Former London and South Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1884
Railway stations served by South Western Railway
Railway stations serving harbours and ports in the United Kingdom