Lymington Pier railway station
General information | |||||
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Location | Lymington, New Forest England | ||||
Grid reference | SZ332955 | ||||
Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | LYP | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 May 1884[1] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.115 million | ||||
2020/21 | 20,976 | ||||
2021/22 | 75,764 | ||||
2022/23 | 80,680 | ||||
2023/24 | 90,772 | ||||
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Lymington Pier railway station serves the harbour area of Lymington in Hampshire, England. It is 98 miles 15 chains (158.0 km) measured from ‹See TfM›London Waterloo and is the terminus of the Lymington Branch Line from Brockenhurst and provides a connection with ferry services to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. It has one platform.
Facilities
[edit]The station is unstaffed but has a self-service ticket machine for ticket purchases. There are no toilets at the station although there are toilets available at the nearby Wightlink ferry terminal. The station has a number of passenger shelters as well as information screens and modern help points located on the platform which has step-free access available to it.[2]
Services
[edit]All services at Lymington Pier are operated by South Western Railway using Class 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 2 tph to Brockenhurst
Until 22 May 2010, the Lymington Branch Line was operated as a "heritage" service using restored Class 421 4Cig trains.[4][5][6]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Lymington Town | South Western Railway |
Terminus | ||
Ferry services | ||||
Terminus | Wightlink (Ferry) |
Yarmouth |
References
[edit]- ^ Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
- ^ "Lymington Pier station information". South Western Railway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Table 159 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- ^ "New Forest slam-door trains withdrawn". BBC News. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Lymington Heritage Line - Information & Photographs - Strolling Guides, 22 May 2010, retrieved 15 June 2010
- ^ Lymington Flyer: The Last MK1, Southern Electric Group, 30 May 2010, archived from the original on 5 March 2016, retrieved 15 June 2010
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Lymington Pier railway station from National Rail
- Buildings and structures in Lymington
- Railway stations in Hampshire
- DfT Category F1 stations
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1884
- Railway stations served by South Western Railway
- Railway stations serving harbours and ports in the United Kingdom
- 1884 establishments in England
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