Basingstoke
Location
Place	Basingstoke
Local authority	Basingstoke and Deane
Operations
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms in use	5
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	4.084 million
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   Image File history File links Basingstoke_station. ... Statistics Population: 152,573 (Borough, 2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU637523 Administration Borough: Basingstoke and Deane Shire county: Hampshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: Hampshire Ambulance: South Central... Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. ... South West Trains (SWT) is a Train Operating Company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South Western... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: | ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... See also List of closed railway stations in Britain Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ...
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Basingstoke railway station is a railway station in the town of Basingstoke in the county of Hampshire in England. The station is the terminus of the Basingstoke Branch from Reading, served by both local services operated by First Great Western.The station is also on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo, which is served by both local and fast services operated by South West Trains. Long distance cross country services operated by Virgin Trains from Birmingham - and points north - to Bournemouth switch from the branch to the main line here. Statistics Population: 152,573 (Borough, 2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU637523 Administration Borough: Basingstoke and Deane Shire county: Hampshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: Hampshire Ambulance: South Central... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... South West Trains (SWT) is a Train Operating Company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South Western... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Bournemouth is a large resort town on the south coast of England. ...

History

see Basingstoke’s railway history in maps

In 2001, a suitcase was left outside the station containing the mutilated body of a man in his twenties. He was stabbed to death. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Engineering Works

During May and November 2006 the station was closed at weekends to allow for junction renewal and signalling works, similar to the works which took place near Woking railway station during December 2005. Further closures for the benefit of engineering works are planned for Spring 2007. The works include moving the signal box, and junction renewal works to the West of England Main Line. Woking is a large town and local government district with borough status in the west of Surrey in South East England. ... December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ... The West of England Main Line is the British railway line from London Waterloo to Exeter. ...

Interesting facts

Basingstoke station was formerly the terminus of the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway and a short length of track is preserved on the Viables Roundabout in Basingstoke, which is near the former Cliddesden station. Cliddesden is a parish in Hampshire, United Kingdom located 3 miles south of Basingstoke, close to the M3 motorway. ...

Platforms

The Station has 5 platforms in use. Typical platforms uses for the majority of the day are listed below.

• Platform 1 - Terminating slow services to/from London Waterloo, Local Southampton and South Coast stopping services and Virgin Trains services to Bournemouth.
• Platform 2 - Mainline services to Salisbury and West Country, Winchester, Southampton and South Coast bound trains all from London Waterloo. Freight Trains from the Midlands pass through this platform on the way to Southampton and Bournemouth docks.
• Platform 3 - Semi-fast and fast services to London Waterloo from the south coast and west country.
• Platform 4 - Stopping London Waterloo bound trains, South West Trains services from Brighton to Reading and Virgin Trains services from Bournemouth to the Midlands and beond. Freight trains from Southampton and Bournmouth docks going to the Midlands, go through this platform.
• Platform 5 - Local services To/From Reading, First Great Western

Off-peak Services Pattern (as of 2006)

All services are operated by South West Trains unless overwise stated.

• London Services
• 3tph (Fast) (45min)
• 2tph (Semi-fast) (55min)
• 2tph (Stopping) (1hr 10min)

Services are operated by Class 159, 444, 450 units

• West of England Main Line
• Salisbury 2tph (40 Minutes), of which:
• 1tph Yeovil Junction (1hr 28min), of which
• 1tp2h Exeter St Davids (2hr 30min)

Services on this routes are operated by Class 159 units The West of England Main Line is the British railway line from London Waterloo to Exeter. ...

• South Western Main Line
• Winchester 5tph (18 Minutes), of which:
• 1tph Brighton (2hr)
• 1tph Portsmouth Harbour (1hr 23min)
• 3tph Southampton Central (30min), of which:
• 1tph Bournemouth (1hr 5min). Operated by Virgin Trains
• 1tph Poole (1hr 30min).

Services are this route are operated by Class 159, 170, 220/221, 444, 450 units The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ...

• Reading Branch
• 2tph Reading (stopping)(23min). Operated by First Great Western using Class 165 units.
• 1tph Birmingham (2hr). Operated by Virgin Trains using Class 220/221 units. Alternate services continue to North West or North East England from Birmingham
• 1tp3h Reading (20min). These are the conituation of some SWT Brighton services, operated by class 159/170 units.

External links

• Train times and station information for Basingstoke railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Basingstoke railway station from Multimap.com