Woolston railway station is a grade II

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station serving the suburb of

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in the city of

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, 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

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who designed other stations for the

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company. A single track line was operated by the Southampton & Netley Railway to serve the

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, 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

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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

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