Holton Heath railway station

Holton Heath
Location
Place	Wareham
Local authority	Purbeck
Operations
Station code	HOL
Managed by	South West Trains
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	16,493
2005/06 *	17,145
2006/07 *	23,475
2007/08 *	27,597
2008/09 *	30,706
History
Opened 3 April 1916 (3 April 1916)
History
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
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 Holton Heath from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Holton Heath railway station serves the area of Holton Heath in Wareham, Dorset, England. Located adjacent to the former Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath that it was opened during World War I to serve, the station did not open to the public until 1924.

History

Holton Heath has been unstaffed since 1964, and the signal box was removed 3 November 1969.

Description

With platforms are able to accommodate trains of up to 5 coaches, the station is one of the few remaining on the line not to be equipped with a self-service ticket machine, only a Permit to Travel machine. There is no ticket office at this station.

Services

The station is only served by London Waterloo to Weymouth semi-fast trains during the day. There are no services in the evening or on Sundays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hamworthy		South West Trains South Western Main Line		Wareham