Woolston railway station is a grade II
listed
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station serving the suburb of
Woolston
Woolston may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Woolston, Cheshire, a village and civil parish in Warrington
* Woolston, Devon, on the list of United Kingdom locations: Woof-Wy near Kingsbridge, Devon
* Woolston, Southampton, a city suburb in Ham ...
in the city 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 operated by
South Western Railway. Just past Woolston station the line rounds the
River Itchen giving a view across the city of Southampton, including
Southampton FC's ground.
History
The station was built in 1866 in an Italianate style typical of
William Tite
Sir William Tite (7 February 179820 April 1873) was an English architect who twice served as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He was particularly associated with various London buildings, with railway stations and cemetery ...
who designed other stations for the
London & South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway (LSWR, sometimes written L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Originating as the London and Southampton Railway, its network extended to Dorchester and Weymouth, to Salisbury, Exeter ...
company. A single track line was operated by the Southampton & Netley Railway to serve the
Royal Victoria Military Hospital
The Royal Victoria Hospital or Netley Hospital was a large military hospital in Netley, near Southampton, Hampshire, England. Construction started in 1856 at the suggestion of Queen Victoria but its design caused some controversy, chiefly from ...
at
Netley
Netley, officially referred to as Netley Abbey, is a village on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It is situated to the south-east of the city of Southampton, and flanked on one side by the ruins of Netley Abbey and on the other by the R ...
, which station was also built in an Italianate style.
[Netley Hospital and its Railways. J.R. Fairman. 1984. . p30]
The station, with a train waiting in it, was bombed during a raid on the Spitfire works at Woolston during the Second World War, and suffered damage. The station's extensive goods yard and brick shed was closed in 1967. In June 2010 the railway bridge was replaced.
Services
South Western Railway operate all off-peak services at Woolston using
EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 1 tph to
* 1 tph to
The station is also served by a limited
Southern service of three trains per day to Southampton Central, two to and one to .
Gallery
File:Woolston signal box.jpg
File:Wlstn94.jpg
File:Woolston-station.jpg
References
External links
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Grade II listed railway stations
Grade II listed buildings in Hampshire
Railway stations in Southampton
DfT Category E stations
Former London and South Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866
Railway stations served by South Western Railway
1866 establishments in England
Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway