Summary
Bitterne railway station is located in eastern Southampton, England. It is on the main Southampton to Portsmouth coastal line, and serves the suburbs of Bitterne, Bitterne Manor, Bitterne Park and Midanbury.
Bitterne  | |
|---|---|
 Bitterne Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bitterne, Southampton England |
| Grid reference | SU438133 |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BTE |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 March 1866 |
| Original company | Southampton and Netley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  85,280 |
| 2019/20 | 75,634 |
| 2020/21 | 19,646 |
| 2021/22 |  55,388 |
| 2022/23 | 65,298 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
The station was opened in May 1866 as Bitterne Road railway station.[1] The station itself is located a mile west of Bitterne village, although original plans for the railway line would have seen the railway pass right through the centre of the village.
The line was originally single-track between St Denys and Fareham, with Bitterne acting as a "crossing station", where trains travelling in opposite directions could pass one another. There were three crossing stations on this stretch, with Netley and Swanwick being the other two.[2]
Services edit
South Western Railway operate all off-peak services at Bitterne using Class 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 1 tph to Southampton Central
- 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea
The station is also served by a single early morning Southern service from London Victoria to Southampton Central on weekdays only.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolston | South Western Railway |
St Denys | ||
| Southern West Coastway Line Limited Service | ||||
References edit
- ^ Bitterne Local History Society (11 November 2013). Bitterne and West End Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 86. ISBN 9781445626963.
- ^ Williams, Ronald Alfred (6 September 1973). The London & South Western Railway. David & Charles. p. 133. ISBN 9780715359402.
- ^ Table 165 National Rail timetable, May 2020
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Bitterne railway station from National Rail
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