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Bitterne railway station

Coordinates: 50°55′05″N 1°22′37″W / 50.918°N 1.377°W / 50.918; -1.377
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Bitterne
National Rail
Bitterne Station
General information
LocationBitterne, Southampton
England
Grid referenceSU438133
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBTE
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened5 March 1866
Original companySouthampton and Netley Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 85,280
2019/20Decrease 75,634
2020/21Decrease 19,646
2021/22Increase 55,388
2022/23Increase 65,298
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
View NW, towards Southampton in 1963

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.

History

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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

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All services at Bitterne are operated by South Western Railway using Class 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton Central. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.[3]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Woolston   South Western Railway
  St Denys

References

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  1. ^ Bitterne Local History Society (11 November 2013). Bitterne and West End Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 86. ISBN 9781445626963.
  2. ^ Williams, Ronald Alfred (6 September 1973). The London & South Western Railway. David & Charles. p. 133. ISBN 9780715359402.
  3. ^ Table 165 National Rail timetable, June 2024
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50°55′05″N 1°22′37″W / 50.918°N 1.377°W / 50.918; -1.377