Basingstoke railway station

Basingstoke railway station serves the town of Basingstoke in the county of Hampshire in England. It is on the South West Main Line from London Waterloo, with local and fast services operated by South Western Railway. It is the terminus of Great Western Railway local services on the Reading to Basingstoke Line. Long-distance cross-country services operated by CrossCountry to Bournemouth from Birmingham (the Bournemouth to Birmingham route), Manchester and further north, join the main line from the branch there.

Basingstoke
Basingstoke station main entrance
General information
LocationBasingstoke, Borough of Basingstoke and Deane
England
Coordinates51.2683°N 1.0878°W / 51.2683; -1.0878
Grid referenceSU637525
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms5
Other information
Station codeBSK
ClassificationDfT category B
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
10 June 1839 (1839-06-10)Station opened
Passengers
2018/19 5.979 million
 Interchange  1.875 million
2019/20 5.702 million
 Interchange  3.146 million
2020/21 1.279 million
 Interchange  0.414 million
2021/22 3.662 million
 Interchange  1.369 million
2022/23 4.004 million
 Interchange  1.077 million
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Railways around Basingstoke
South West Main Line
Reading–Basingstoke line
Daneshill Sidings
Basingstoke Junction
Basingstoke
(GWR)
Basingstoke
Goods Yard
Thornycroft Works
Thornycroft Works
Park Prewett
Worting Junction
Battledown Flyover
West of England line
South West Main Line

It is 47 miles 61 chains (76.9 km) down the line from London Waterloo, and 51 miles 39 chains (82.9 km) from London Paddington.

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