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Whitchurch railway station (Hampshire)

Coordinates: 51°14′13″N 1°20′17″W / 51.237°N 1.338°W / 51.237; -1.338
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Whitchurch (Hants)
National Rail
The station building
General information
LocationWhitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane,
England
Coordinates51°14′13″N 1°20′17″W / 51.237°N 1.338°W / 51.237; -1.338
Grid referenceSU463489
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWCH
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
3 July 1854Opened as Whitchurch
26 September 1949Renamed Whitchurch North
2 October 1972Renamed Whitchurch (Hants)
Passengers
2020/21Decrease 48,286
2021/22Increase 0.124 million
2022/23Increase 0.179 million
2023/24Increase 0.223 million
2024/25Decrease 0.201 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Whitchurch railway station serves the town of Whitchurch, in Hampshire, England. It is 59 miles 8 chains (95.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo on the West of England Main Line. The station is served and operated by South Western Railway.

Facilities

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The ticket office is open during the morning peak.[1]

Services

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South Western Railway operates the following off-peak service:[2]

Additional services call at peak times, with extensions westward to either Yeovil Pen Mill or Exeter St Davids. Sunday trains call every two hours each way.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Overton   South Western Railway
West of England Main Line
  Andover

References

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  1. ^ "Whitchurch (Hants) (WCH)". National Rail. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Timetables". South Western Railway. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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