Grateley railway station
Grateley  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Grateley, Test Valley England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU266413 | ||||
| Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GRT | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1857 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.241 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 46,490 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.122 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.173 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.215 million | ||||
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Grateley railway station serves the village of Grateley, Hampshire, England, and the surrounding countryside. It is 72 miles 49 chains (116.9 km) down the line from London Waterloo.[1] It is operated by South Western Railway.
The station opened on 1 May 1857. It was built 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) southwest of Grateley village,[2] near the hamlet of Palestine, after the local landowner objected to it being built any closer.[3] Since then, a new settlement has grown up around the station.
On 5 June 1861, the Grateley station master was killed as a result of a driver and guard rushing to move freight wagons.[4]
The station has few facilities and is unmanned. There is a self-service ticket machine on platform 1 and smartcard readers on both platforms. There are two car parks for the large number of commuters who use the station. Displays on each platform show the next two trains.[5][6] All trains are operated by South Western Railway.
Services
[edit]South Western Railway operates an hourly service between London Waterloo and Salisbury with limited extensions to Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids and Yeovil Pen Mill. A seasonal service runs once each way on a Saturday between Waterloo and Weymouth, operating from late May to early September.[7]
Trains are once per hour each way on weekdays, then decreasing to once every two hours each way on Sundays.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Andover | South Western Railway West of England Main Line |
Salisbury | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Southern Region. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England: P. Stephens. p. 100. ISBN 185260297X.
- ^ Grateley Station and surrounding area (Map). Cartography by Ordnance Survey. Streetmap.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "Introduction". Grateley Parish Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Accident at Grateley - Andover on 5th June 1861". Railways Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Station Facilities for Grateley". National Rail Enquiries.
- ^ "Grateley Train Station Information". South Western Railway.
- ^ Table 160 National Rail timetable, May 2016
51°10′12″N 1°37′16″W / 51.170°N 1.621°W
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