Hamble railway station is an unstaffed station near the village of

Hamble-le-Rice Hamble-le-Rice is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England. It is best known for being an aircraft training centre during the Second World War and is a popular yachting location. The village and the River ...

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. It is served by a 2-track electrified line which joins the

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 ...

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main line, in the direction of Southampton at

St Denys St Denys is a partially riverside district of Southampton, England, centred north north-east of the city centre facing variously Bitterne Park and quay across the River Itchen estuary. The river is here spanned in the mid-east extreme of ...

in Southampton, and joins the line running east from Eastleigh at

Fareham Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufac ...

. Stopping services between

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most d ...

and

call at Hamble station approximately once per hour in each direction (including Sundays). The station is adjacent to a bridge carrying Hamble Lane and also in close proximity to The Hamble School, the local secondary school. Bus stops serving the station are just to the north on Hamble Lane. Shelters are provided. Just west of the station platforms is a disused but largely complete branch line running down into the

oil terminal.

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Railway stations in Hampshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Southern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1942 Railway stations served by South Western Railway 1942 establishments in England Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub