Mottisfont & Dunbridge railway station
51°02′02″N 1°32′49″W / 51.0339°N 1.5469°W
Mottisfont & Dunbridge | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Test Valley |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DBG |
| Key dates | |
| 1 March 1847 | Opened as Dunbridge |
| 15 May 1988 | Renamed Mottisfont Dunbridge |
| 29 May 1994 | Renamed Dunbridge |
| 2006 | Renamed Mottisfont & Dunbridge |
Mottisfont & Dunbridge railway station serves the village of Dunbridge in Hampshire, England. It is on the Wessex Main Line, 84 miles 21 chains (135.6 km) measured from London Waterloo. It is the closest railway station to Mottisfont Abbey and the village of Mottisfont, and the station was renamed Mottisfont & Dunbridge in 2006 to reflect this, having been previously known simply as Dunbridge. Mottisfont previously had a station of its own on the Andover to Romsey line, known as the Sprat and Winkle Line, but this closed on 7 September 1964 under the Beeching Axe.[1]
From 9 December 2007 a new service began to serve Mottisfont & Dunbridge. It operates from Salisbury to Southampton Central, via Romsey. South Western Railway operates the service utilising 2-car Class 158 units. Mottisfont & Dunbridge has a roughly hourly service; a vast improvement over the previous frequency. As a result of this Great Western Railway no longer serves the station, although it continued to manage the station, and, As of October 2017[update] the station still carried full FGW branding. In April 2020 the management of the station was transferred to South Western Railway.[2]
According to station usage statistics Mottisfont & Dunbridge is the second least frequently used station in Hampshire, with only Beaulieu Road having fewer passengers.
Services
The station is managed by South Western Railway, who run an hourly service between Romsey and Salisbury via Southampton Central.[3] This also runs on Sundays, on a two-hourly frequency each way.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean | South Western Railway Salisbury-Romsey (via Southampton) |
Romsey | ||
References
- ^ Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (May 1973) [1964]. Passengers No More (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 16. ISBN 0-7110-0438-2. OCLC 2554248. 1513 CEC 573.
- ^ "South Western Railway welcomes three stations to its family". www.southwesternrailway.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Table 158 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
Media related to Mottisfont & Dunbridge railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Mottisfont & Dunbridge railway station from National Rail
- Local Rail Information
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