Haslemere railway station

Haslemere railway station is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, serving the town of Haslemere, Surrey, England. It is 42 miles 79 chains (69.2 km) down the line from London Waterloo, measured via Woking.^[1]

Haslemere
General information
Location	Haslemere, Waverley England
Coordinates	51°05′20″N 0°43′08″W
Grid reference	SU897329
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	HSL
Classification	DfT category C2
History
Opened	1 January 1859
Passengers
2019/20	1.704 million
Interchange	88,125
2020/21	0.356 million
Interchange	18,246
2021/22	0.950 million
Interchange	52,154
2022/23	1.212 million
Interchange	56,812
2023/24	1.298 million
Interchange	63,305
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The large car park (to the south) and industrial estate (to the north) were originally large goods sidings. Platform 3 is an addition to the original structure, built in 1938 when the line was electrified. Until then, Haslemere was just a standard wayside station, but it became steadily busier as commuter traffic from the surrounding countryside grew. There are now four trains an hour to Waterloo and three to Portsmouth.

Haslemere signal box

The station still has its signal box, complete with the original 1895 forty-seven lever Stevens lever frame, situated on the down platform. It was in regular use until a programme of improvements, starting on 12 February 2022, when the line was shut between Guildford and Petersfield for 9 days, saw its functions taken over by the Basingstoke Railway Operating Centre.^[2] The box is an LSWR type 4 design and is a Grade II listed building.^[3]

The adjoining Foster's Bridge, over Lower Street, was originally built as a two-track brick arch, but was widened later with a metal girder section.^{[citation needed]}

Since June 2008, a new footbridge with lifts provides disabled access to platforms 2 and 3.^[4]

In December 2016, the station received a new decked car park, which added significant parking space at the station.^[5]

Services

Platforms

It is the only station on the Portsmouth Direct Line between Guildford and Fratton to have more than two platforms. Platform 3 is used to allow northbound fast services to overtake stopping services. Platform 2, generally used by up stopping services, is also used by trains terminating here.

Services

All services at Haslemere are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs, excluding the singular evening service, which terminates here, and is operated by a Class 458 — 2P71.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour was in 2024:^[6]

• 3 tph to London Waterloo via Guildford (1 semi-fast, 2 stopping)
• 2 tph to Portsmouth Harbour (1 semi-fast, 1 all stations)

The station is also served by few morning and evening services to and from Southampton Central and Fareham.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Witley or Godalming		South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line Stopping Services		Liphook or Terminus
Godalming		South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line Fast Services		Petersfield

References

1. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 26A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
2. "Portsmouth Direct: Guildford to Petersfield rail closure as £95m revamp begins". BBC News. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
3. Historic England (18 September 2013). "Haslemere signal box (Grade II) (1415807)". National Heritage List for England.
4. "New Lifts at Haslemere Station Provide Access for All". Network Rail. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
5. "Haslemere decked car park". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
6. "Portsmouth and Haslemere to London Waterloo - Timetable 17". 12 October 2023.

External links

• Train times and station information for Haslemere railway station from National Rail