Liphook railway station

Liphook
National Rail
General information
LocationLiphook, East Hampshire
England
Grid referenceSU841309
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLIP
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Opened1 January 1859
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.634 million
2020/21Decrease 0.283 million
2021/22Increase 0.462 million
2022/23Increase 0.525 million
2023/24Increase 0.548 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Liphook railway station serves the large village of Liphook, in Hampshire, England. It is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, 46 miles 67 chains (75.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking.[1] The station is managed by South Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it.

History

In 2020, South Western Railway was issued with an improvement notice by the Office of Rail and Road as it did not supply a ramp for wheelchair users despite it being mandated by law.[2][3]

In August 2020, planning permission was given to replace the station footbridge.[4] In January 2021, work began to replace the footbridge with a new covered bridge with lifts. The new bridge was opened in September 2021 with the lifts opened shortly after.[5][6]

Services

All services at Liphook are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

During the peak hours, there are additional services to London as well as services to Portsmouth Harbour. There is also one late evening service to Southampton Central.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Haslemere   South Western Railway
   Liss

References

  1. ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 26B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
  2. ^ "Liphook station: SWR told to provide wheelchair access". BBC News. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Improvement notice" (PDF). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Consent granted for Liphook Station bridge – with lifts". Farnham Herald. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Heavy metal comes to Liphook station in 2021 with new steel footbridge". Network Rail Media Centre. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Bridging the gap at Liphook as accessible and covered footbridge opens". Network Rail. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  7. ^ Table 156 National Rail timetable, May 2020
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