Shawford railway station serves the villages of Twyford,

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. It is down the line from . This station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

Layout and facilities

The station has three platforms, two in the southbound direction. It previously had a goods yard, but this was closed and sold in the 1990s. The station is unstaffed.

Services

Shawford receives an hourly service in each direction on weekdays (with peak extras), with less frequent services on Saturdays and Sundays. The hourly Winchester to stopping trains provide services between Monday and Saturdays off-peak, in other times trains between London Waterloo and stops here.

Accidents and incidents

*On 20 July 1952, a passenger train overran signals and was derailed by trap points. No-one was injured.

Appearances in media

The station was featured briefly in a 1974 film starring

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, an unsuccessful and now little-seen remake of ''

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''. In 2000, Shawford was used on the final episode of the

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series ''

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''. The character

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is seen walking from the steps down from the station platform. He then stands in front of the station sign, waiting to be picked up, before being run over by a car.

References

External links

{{Hampshire railway stations Railway stations in Hampshire DfT Category F2 stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882 Former London and South Western Railway stations Railway stations served by South Western Railway