Haslemere railway station

51°05′20″N 0°43′08″W / 51.089°N 0.719°W / 51.089; -0.719Grid referenceSU897329Managed bySouth Western RailwayPlatforms3Other informationStation codeHSLClassificationDfT category C2HistoryOpened1 January 1859Passengers2018/19 1.840 million Interchange  0.102 million2019/20 1.704 million Interchange  88,1252020/21 0.356 million Interchange  18,2462021/22 0.950 million Interchange  52,1542022/23 1.212 million Interchange  56,812 Notes

Haslemere railway station is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, serving the town of Haslemere, Surrey, England. It is 42 miles 79 chains (69.2 km) down the line from London Waterloo, measured via Woking.^[1]

History

The large car park (to the south) and industrial estate (to the north) were originally large goods sidings. Platform 3 is an addition to the original structure, built in 1938 when the line was electrified. Until then, Haslemere was just a standard wayside station, but it became steadily busier as commuter traffic from the surrounding countryside grew. There are now four trains an hour to Waterloo and three to Portsmouth.

The station still has its signal box, complete with the original 1895 forty-seven lever Stevens lever frame, situated on the down platform. It was in regular use until a programme of improvements, starting on 12 February 2022, when the line was shut between Guildford and Petersfield for 9 days, saw its functions taken over by the Basingstoke Railway Operating Centre.^[2] The box is an LSWR type 4 design and is a Grade II listed building.^[3]

The adjoining Foster's Bridge, over Lower Street, was originally built as a two-track brick arch, but was widened later with a metal girder section.^{[citation needed]}

Since June 2008, a new footbridge with lifts provides disabled access to platforms 2 and 3.^[4]

In December 2016, the station received a new decked car park, which added significant parking space at the station.^[5]

Services

Platforms

It is the only station on the Portsmouth Direct Line between Guildford and Havant to have more than two platforms. Platform 3 is used to allow northbound fast services to overtake stopping services. Platform 2, generally used by up stopping services, is also used by trains terminating here.

Services

All services at Haslemere are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs, excluding the singular evening service, which terminates here, and is operated by a Class 458 — 2P71.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour was in 2020:^[6]

• 4 tph to London Waterloo via Guildford (2 semi-fast, 2 stopping)
• 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea (all stations)
• 2 tph to Portsmouth Harbour (semi-fast)

The station is also served by a single evening service to Southampton Central.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Witley or Godalming		South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line Stopping Services		Liphook or Terminus
Godalming		South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line Fast Services		Petersfield

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Haslemere railway station from National Rail