Cosham railway station
Cosham  |
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| Station entrance | |
| Location | |
| Place | Cosham |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CSA |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.650 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.682 million |
| 2006/07 * |  0.664 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.669 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.820 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.822 million |
| History | |
| Opened 1 October 1848 [1] | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cosham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Cosham railway station serves the former village of Cosham, today a northern suburb of the city of Portsmouth in southern England.
Opened in 1847 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), it is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. It is currently served by the South West Trains, Southern, and First Great Western train operating companies.
Local Civic Trust organization The Portsmouth Society has expressed its concern regarding low levels of usage at the station and urged that local planning policies should encourage its use [2]
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[edit] Services
Westward, the line through Cosham leads to Portchester and Fareham, eastward to a junction (part of the local "Railway Triangle") between lines leading south to Hilsea and Portsmouth and east to Bedhampton and Havant.
Although the nearest station eastward is Bedhampton, until December 2007 there were no direct services calling at both Cosham and Bedhampton. Passengers between these two stations had to travel to Hilsea, the next station south on the Portsmouth line, and change trains there. Today there is a very limited late evening service provided by South West Trains.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Havant | Southern West Coastway Line |
Portchester | ||
| Hilsea | South West Trains West Coastway Line |
Portchester | ||
| Havant or Fratton | First Great Western West Coastway Line |
Fareham | ||
[edit] Gallery
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The crossing gates descend
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An up train departing
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Looking east from the High Street footbridge
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Cosham Station in August 1969.
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The view from the Knowlsey Road footbridge
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Looking from the down towards the up platform
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SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line passing through Cosham Station
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A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Cosham railway station
[edit] References
- ^ R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
- ^ [1]
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Cosham railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 50°50′31″N 1°04′03″W / 50.84194°N 1.0675°W
