Hamble railway station

Hamble railway stationis an unstaffedstationnear the village ofHamble-le-Rice,England.It is served by a 2-track electrified line which joins theSouthamptontoLondonmain line, in the direction of Southampton atSt Denysin Southampton, and joins the line running east fromEastleighatFareham.

Hamble
National Rail
General information
LocationHamble-le-Rice,Eastleigh
England
Grid referenceSU473081
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHME
ClassificationDfT categoryF2
History
Opened18 January 1942
Original companySouthern Railway
Passengers
2019/20Decrease95,384
2020/21Decrease39,496
2021/22Increase72,282
2022/23Increase80,268
2023/24Decrease76,424
Notes
Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

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 theHamble-le-Riceoil terminal.

Services

edit

All services at Hamble are operated bySouth Western RailwayusingClass 450EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction betweenPortsmouth & SouthseaandSouthampton Central.Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.[1]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Bursledon South Western Railway
Netley

References

edit
  1. ^Table 165National Railtimetable, June 2024
edit

50°52′16″N1°19′44″W/ 50.871°N 1.329°W/50.871; -1.329