Branksome railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Branksome | ||
| Local authority | Poole | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BSM | ||
| Managed by | South West Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.159 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.168 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1 June 1893 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Branksome from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Branksome railway station is a railway station serving the Branksome and Branksome Park areas of Poole in Dorset, England. It is located on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth.
The station is served by South West Trains, who operate express services from London Waterloo to Weymouth and stopping services from London Waterloo to Poole.
The station is able to accommodate trains of up to 5 coaches, longer trains only open the doors in the first 5 or 4 coaches depending on the type of unit operating the service.
To the east of the station is the junction leading to Bournemouth Train Care Depot, built on part of the site of Bournemouth West station. Trains can often be seen arriving on platform 2 and then reversing into the depot.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Branksome railway station from National Rail
- Junctions and Pottery Siding[1]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Bournemouth | South West Trains London-Weymouth express services |
Parkstone | ||
| Bournemouth | South West Trains London-Poole stopping services |
Parkstone | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| Bournemouth West Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR & Midland Railways |
Parkstone | ||
