Lymington Town railway station
Lymington Town  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Lymington, New Forest England | ||||
| Grid reference | SZ327958 | ||||
| Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LYT | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1858 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.252 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 73,890 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.200 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.214 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.231 million | ||||
| |||||
Lymington Town railway station serves the town of Lymington in Hampshire, England. It is 97 miles 57 chains (157.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo and is the only intermediate station on the Lymington Branch Line from Brockenhurst.
Celebrations were held at Lymington Town (as well as at Brockenhurst) in 2008 to mark the 150th anniversary of the line. The station is managed by South Western Railway, which also operates all trains serving it.
History
[edit]The Lymington Railway, running between Brockenhurst and Lymington was established in 1856 and opened to a temporary station at Lymington on 12 July 1858.[1] A permanent station was opened at Lymington Town in 1860. Three years later the company acquired a ferry to the Isle of Wight. The company was absorbed by the London and South Western Railway in 1879. Services were extended to Lymington Pier in 1884.[2]
Motive Power Depot
[edit]The Lymington Railway built a small engine shed north of the station in 1858. This was extended in 1874, and remained open until 1966.[3]
Services
[edit]All services at Lymington Town are operated by South Western Railway using Class 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 2 tph to Brockenhurst
- 2 tph to Lymington Pier
Until 22 May 2010, the Lymington Branch Line was operated as a "heritage" service using restored Class 421 4Cig trains.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ C.F. Dendy Marshall, History of the Southern Railway: Volume 1. 2nd ed. London: Ian Allan, 1963 p.98.
- ^ Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
- ^ Hawkins, Chris and Reeve, George, An historical survey of southern sheds, Oxford: OPC, 1979, p.50-1.
- ^ Table 159 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- ^ "New Forest slam-door trains withdrawn". BBC News. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links
[edit]
- Train times and station information for Lymington Town railway station from National Rail