Warblington railway station serves the

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and

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suburbs of

Havant Havant ( ) is a town in the south-east corner of Hampshire, England between Portsmouth and Chichester. Its borough (population: 125,000) comprises the town (45,826) and its suburbs including the resort of Hayling Island as well as Rowland's Castl ...

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. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between

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and

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, from Brighton. Situated opposite Warblington School, the station lies very close to a major road junction: the point at which the

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coast road leaves the A27. Standing on the platform at the station entrance end it is possible to see the platforms of

Havant railway station Havant railway station is a railway station in Havant, Hampshire, near Portsmouth, located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London Waterloo railway station, London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour railway station, Portsmouth Ha ...

a short straight-line distance away.

History

The railway line between and

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 dens ...

was built in stages, and the section between and was opened on 15 March 1847, and there were two intermediate stations, at and . Other stations were opened later, several coinciding with the introduction of steam rail-motor services between Portsmouth and Chichester by the

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on 11 June 1906. One such station, named ''Denville Halt'', was opened on 1 November 1907; the following month this was renamed ''Warblington Halt''. On 5 May 1969 it was simplified to ''Warblington''.

Services

All services at Warblington are operated by

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using

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to Additional services, including trains to and from via call at the station during the peak hours. On Sundays, eastbound services run to and from Brighton instead of London Victoria.

Gallery

File:Warblington railway station - station entrance.jpg, The station entrance File:Warblington railway station - up train.jpg, An up train File:450014 at Warblington 15th August 2007.jpg, A down train File:Warblington railway station - Level Crossing.jpg, The level crossing File:Warblington railway station 1.JPG, The barriers rising File:Havant & Portsmouth RJD 11.jpg, A 1910

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map of lines around Warblington railway station

References

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{{TSGN and SE Stations, Coastway West=y, Mainline West=y, FCC None=y, SE None=y Railway stations in Hampshire DfT Category E stations Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1907 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway