Winchfield railway station is located in the small village of Winchfield, Hampshire, England, and also serves nearby areas including Hartley Wintney, Odiham, Whitehall, and other surrounding villages.
The station lies down the main line from ,Railways in the United Kingdom historically are measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to one mile. situated between and . Services typically run every 30 minutes between Waterloo and .
History The London and South Western Railway (then London and Southampton railway) built a line from London to Southampton via Basingstoke. The railway reached the area from Woking on 24 September 1838, and Winchfield station was initially opened as Shapley Heath, serving as a temporary terminus. On 10 June the following year, the line was extended to Basingstoke, and Shapley Heath became a through station. It was soon renamed Winchfield after the nearby village; while the exact date of this is unclear, the change had occurred by November 1840.
Like the stations at Hook and Farnborough Main, Winchfield has a noticeable gap between the middle tracks. When the SW Main Line was quadrupled around 1900 an island platform was provided which was later removed. When the station was expanded to accommodate quadrupling, one platform was rebuilt further away, resulting in the current platforms having different canopy styles.
Services The station is served by two trains per hour in each direction during off-peak hours from Monday to Saturday, with additional services during weekday peak times. On Sundays, trains operate once an hour in each direction.
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