Grateley railway station

Grateley National Rail
Location
Place Grateley
Local authority Test Valley
Grid reference SU266413
Operations
Station code GRT
Managed by South West Trains
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  141,753
2005/06 Decrease 141,723
2006/07 Increase 152,042
2007/08 Increase 171,006
2008/09 Increase 186,580
2009/10 Increase 198,302
2010/11 Increase 216,196
2011/12 Increase 238,014
2012/13 Decrease 237,082
2013/14 Increase 245,272
2014/15 Increase 250,840
History
Key dates Opened 1857 (1857)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Grateley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Grateley railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Grateley, Hampshire and the surrounding countryside. It is located in western portion of the village, near the hamlet of Palestine, and is just under a mile from the eastern part of the village.[1] It is operated by South West Trains.

The station opened on 1 May 1857. It was built ¾ mile from the original village after the local landowner objected to it being built any closer.[2] Since then, a new settlement has grown up around the station.

The station has few facilities; it is unmanned and has one self-service ticket machine, however it does have two car parks for the large number of commuters who use the station.[3][4]

All trains are operated by South West Trains. There is typically one train per hour to London Waterloo outside of peak time, increasing to two trains per hour to London during morning peak, and two trains per hour from London during evening peak. On Sundays, the frequency decreases to one train every two hours. All westbound trains call at Salisbury, however only a handful continue beyond there.[5]

Services

South West Trains operates an hourly service between London Waterloo and Salisbury with limited extensions to Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids and Yeovil Pen Mill. South West Trains run a new service running once each way on a Saturday between Weymouth and London Waterloo operating from late May to early September each year.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Grateley Station and surrounding area (Map). Cartography by Ordnance Survey. Streetmap.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Introduction". Grateley Parish Council.
  3. ↑ "Station Facilities for Grateley". National Rail Enquiries.
  4. ↑ "Grateley Train Station Information". South West Trains.
  5. ↑ "Timetable" (PDF). South West Trains.
  6. ↑ Table 160 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Andover   South West Trains
West of England Main Line		   Salisbury
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Coordinates: 51°10′12″N 1°37′16″W / 51.170°N 1.621°W / 51.170; -1.621


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