Redbridge railway station is a small station in the Redbridge area of

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

, England. The station is located at the junction of the

Wessex Main Line The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central. Diverging from this route is the Heart of Wessex Line from Westbury to Weymouth. The Wessex Main Line intersects the Reading to Taunton Line at and th ...

, towards and the

South West Main Line The South West Main Line (SWML) is a 143-mile (230 km) major railway line between Waterloo station in central London and Weymouth on the south coast of England. A predominantly passenger line, it serves many commuter areas including south we ...

towards . It is from . The station is operated by South Western Railway and served by the hourly to via 'Figure of Six' local service. A few peak-hour stopping trains on the London Waterloo to main line route also call here. It was first opened in 1847 by the

Southampton and Dorchester Railway The Southampton and Dorchester Railway was an English railway company formed to join Southampton in Hampshire with Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester in Dorset, with hopes of forming part of a route from London to Exeter. It received Parliamentary au ...

and became a junction in 1865 when the

Sprat and Winkle Line The Sprat and Winkle Line was the common name of the Andover to Redbridge railway line which ran between Andover, Hampshire, Andover and Redbridge, Southampton, Redbridge in Hampshire, England. In the Romsey area it joined, and then left, the Sal ...

to Romsey and was completed. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Redbridge station was a key location in the movement of

gunpowder Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, carbon (in the form of charcoal) and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). ...

manufactured in the

New Forest The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire. It was proclaimed a royal forest by William the Conqueror, featu ...

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Railway stations in Southampton DfT Category F2 stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Former London and South Western Railway stations Railway stations served by South Western Railway 1847 establishments in England {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub