Rowlands Castle railway station

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Rowlands Castle

Location

Place

Rowlands Castle

Local authority

East Hampshire

Operations

Station code

RLN

Managed by

South West Trains

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

78,273

2005/06 *

84,887

History

Key dates

Opened 1 January 1859

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rowlands Castle from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Rowlands Castle railway station is a railway station serving the village of Rowland's Castle, Hampshire, England. It is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London (London Waterloo) and Portsmouth (Portsmouth Harbour railway station).

The station has two tracks, and two platforms, and the standard service is hourly to both Portsmouth and Waterloo.

The station was once one of three between Petersfield and Havant, but is the only one to have enjoyed a regular service. Denvilles, to the south, was a temporary station built during an inter-company dispute - the Battle of Havant; Woodcroft halt, to the north, was open for a few years round World War 2, mainly for service personnel.

The station is manned from about 8-10 in the morning. At all other times, people are served by machines for tickets.