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| Botley station (seen from road bridge) | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Botley | ||
| Local authority | Winchester (district) | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BOE | ||
| Managed by | South West Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 80,925 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 87,987 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 29 November 1841 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
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Botley railway station is a railway station in Botley, Hampshire. Botley is a historic Village in Hampshire, England that obtained a charter for a market from Henry III in 1267 Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain
History
Botley station was opened in 1841 by the LSWR. Botley was once the junction for the Bishops Waltham branch which was opened in 1863 and finally closed to freight in 1962. Description The Bishops Waltham branch was a railway line in Hampshire. Some of the track from the branch still exists as a long siding, used by Foster Yeoman who operate an aggregate railhead depot and coated roadstone plant at Botley station. Construction aggregate, or simply " aggregate " is a broad category of coarse particulate Material used in Construction, including
The photograph shows the view northwards in the direction of Eastleigh and London. The bay platform and signal-box for the closed Bishops Waltham line can be seen to the right, as can the junction itself which is in the middle distance. The Foster Yeoman plant is at the top of the picture, occupying land on both sides of the line.
The station was a major loading point for strawberry traffic until about 1940, with trains taking the local produce up to London. All traffic declined from 1950 onwards, but began to build again in the 1990s with the reintroduction of direct services to London for the first time since before the war. The line was electrified on the "3rd rail" system in the 1990s as well.
Services
Botley station is located on the Fareham-Eastleigh line which runs between Eastleigh and Fareham. History The Eastleigh-Fareham line was built by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR and opened in 1841 Eastleigh Railway station serves the town of Eastleigh in the county of Hampshire in England. Fareham railway station is a railway station in the town of Fareham in Hampshire. It is served by South West Trains. South West Trains ( SWT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom, providing Train services to the south-west of London chiefly
Botley station has regular services to London Waterloo and Portsmouth. Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a Railway station in Portsmouth, England.
External links
- Train times and station information for Botley railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Fareham | South West Trains | Hedge End | ||
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