Shawford railway station

Shawford railway station serves the villages of Twyford, Compton and Shawford in Hampshire, England. It is 69 miles 50 chains (112.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo.

Shawford
General information
Location	Shawford, City of Winchester England
Coordinates	51.022°N 1.328°W / 51.022; -1.328
Grid reference	SU472249
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	SHW
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 September 1882 (1882-09-01)	Station opened
Passengers
2019/20	170,588
2020/21	37,206
2021/22	87,704
2022/23	110,114
2023/24	119,490
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

This station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

Layout and facilities

The station has three platforms, two in the southbound direction. It previously had a goods yard, but this was closed and sold in the 1990s. The station is unstaffed.^[1]

Services

Shawford receives an hourly service in each direction on weekdays (with peak extras), with less frequent services on Saturdays and Sundays.^[2][3] The hourly Winchester to Bournemouth stopping trains provide services between Monday and Saturdays off-peak, in other times trains between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour stops here.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Winchester		South Western Railway South West Main Line		Eastleigh
	Disused railways
Winchester (Chesil) Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway		Eastleigh Line and station open

Accidents and incidents

• On 20 July 1952, a passenger train, hauled by SR Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 No. 30854 Howard of Effingham, overran signals and was derailed by trap points. No-one was injured.^[4]

Appearances in media

The station was featured briefly in the 1974 remake of Brief Encounter, starring Richard Burton and Sophia Loren.^[5] In 2000, Shawford was used on the final episode of the BBC TV series One Foot in the Grave. The character Victor Meldrew is seen walking from the steps down from the station platform. He then stands in front of the station sign, waiting to be picked up, before being run over by a car.^[5][6]