Liphook railway station serves the large village of Liphook, in Hampshire, England. It is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, 46 miles 67 chains (75.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking.[1] The station is managed by South Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Liphook, East Hampshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU841309 | ||||
| Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LIP | ||||
| Classification | DfT category D | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 January 1859 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.551 million | ||||
| 2019/20 | 0.634 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  0.283 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.462 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.525 million | ||||
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History
editIn 2020, South Western Railway was issued with an improvement notice by the Office of Rail and Road as it did not supply a ramp for wheelchair users despite it being mandated by law.[2][3]
In August 2020, planning permission was given to replace the station footbridge.[4] In January 2021, work began to replace the footbridge with a new covered bridge with lifts. The new bridge was opened in September 2021 with the lifts opened shortly after.[5][6]
Services
editAll services at Liphook are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
- 1 tph to London Waterloo via Guildford
- 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea
During the peak hours, there are additional services to London as well as services to Portsmouth Harbour. There is also one late evening service to Southampton Central.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Haslemere | South Western Railway |
Liss | ||
References
edit- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 26B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ "Liphook station: SWR told to provide wheelchair access". BBC News. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Improvement notice" (PDF). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Consent granted for Liphook Station bridge – with lifts". Farnham Herald. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Heavy metal comes to Liphook station in 2021 with new steel footbridge". Network Rail Media Centre. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Bridging the gap at Liphook as accessible and covered footbridge opens". Network Rail. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Table 156 National Rail timetable, May 2020
External links
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- Train times and station information for Liphook railway station from National Rail
- National Rail website
- Former Bordon station