Parkstone railway station
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History
The station opened on 15 June 1874 by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR). The station was renamed Parkstone for Sandbanks in 1923 and renamed again on 12 May 1980 to Parkstone Dorset.Template:Sfn The station had L&SWR services to Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Template:Rws. Template:Sfn
Additionally it was served by the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway line from Bath Green Park to Bournemouth West from 1874 until 1966, when the line was closed under the Beeching Axe.Template:Sfn
Until 1967, a branch goods line ran from here to the George Jennings South Western Pottery.[1] The line was extended sometime after 1902 from the Pottery to Salterns Pier, on the northern shores of Poole Harbour.[2]
The line between Bournemouth and Weymouth was electrified in 1988, using the standard British Rail Southern Region system of a third rail with 750 volts direct current.Template:Sfn
Operations
The station is operated by South Western Railway and is served by both the Weymouth express and the Poole stopping services. It is sited Script error: No such module "convert". down the line from Template:Stn.
The station is able to accommodate trains of up to five coaches; longer trains only open the doors in the first four or five coaches, depending on the type of unit operating the service.
Services
The station is served by South Western Railway.
The typical off-peak stopping pattern of this station, as of June 2021, is below:
- 1 train per hour on Monday-Friday on Poole-London Waterloo express service.
- 2 trains per hour on Saturday, 1 on Weymouth-London Waterloo express service, and 1 on Poole-Winchester stopping service.
- 1 train per hour on Sunday on Weymouth-London Waterloo express service.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branksome | 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 South West Main Line |
style="background:#Template:SWR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Poole |
| Disused railways | ||||
| Branksome | style="background:#Template:SDJR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways |
style="background:#Template:SDJR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Poole |
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- Railway stations in Poole
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations served by South Western Railway
- DfT Category E stations