Fleet railway station
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The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by South Western Railway. It is Script error: No such module "convert". from Waterloo[note 1] and is situated between Template:Rws and Template:Rws stations.
History
The railway line through Fleet was built by the London & Southampton Railway, which was renamed the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1839;[1] the section between Woking and Winchfield opening on 24 September 1838,[2] but at that time, Fleet did not have a railway station. A station, originally named Fleet Pond (after Fleet Pond) was opened in May 1847.[3] The first station was built on the west side of Minley Road, it was renamed Fleet on 1 July 1869. In 1904 a new larger station was built on the east side when the line was increased to four tracks.[3]
The buildings were rebuilt in 1969. since October 2013[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". work was under way to replace the station buildings and deck the southern car park to provide an extra 150 spaces. The new station building and footbridge were opened in July 2014 with the former lattice footbridge removed overnight on 23/24 July.
Miscellaneous
In May 2010, the body of a newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a rubbish bin at the station. A murder investigation was opened based upon the baby's injuries.[4] In October 2010 the baby's then 16 year old mother was found guilty of infanticide.[5]
The two platforms are numbered; Platform 1 is for London-bound trains, Platform 2 is for trains for Basingstoke (and beyond).
Notes
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References
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External links
- Train times and station information for Fleet railway station from National Rail
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| Template:Rws | style="background:#Template:SWR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | South Western Railway London to Basingstoke |
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| Template:Rws | style="background:#Template:SWR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | South Western Railway London to Poole |
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