Bitterne  | |||||
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 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 | |||||
| 2019/20 |  75,634 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 19,646 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  55,388 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 65,298 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 71,222 | ||||
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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
[edit]The station was opened in March 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 "passing loop", where trains travelling in opposite directions could pass one another. There were three passing loops at stations on this stretch, with Netley and Swanwick being the other two.[2]
In 2024, the old waiting room of the station, which had been unused for 30 years, was refurbished and reopened as a community hub by Friends of Bitterne Station with funding from Hampshire Community Rail partnership. The hub includes a community garden and space for events and meetups.[3][4]
Services
[edit]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.[5]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolston | South Western Railway |
St Denys | ||
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.
- ^ "Meet the residents who have adopted a train station". Daily Echo. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Neglected station space transforms into community hub". Daily Echo. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ Table 165 National Rail timetable, June 2024
External links
[edit]
- Train times and station information for Bitterne railway station from National Rail
50°55′05″N 1°22′37″W / 50.918°N 1.377°W
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