Place Grateley Station code GRT DfT category F1 Opened 1859 | Grid reference SU266413 Managed by South West Trains 2011/12 238,014 Number of platforms 2 | |
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Address Grateley (Downside) Station, Grateley SP11 7EB, United Kingdom Similar Whitchurch (Hants) railway st, Tisbury railway station, Cranbrook (Devon) railway st, Whimple railway station, Pinhoe railway station | ||
Grateley railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Grateley, Hampshire, England, and the surrounding countryside. It is operated by South West Trains.
The station opened on 1 May 1857. It was built 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) southwest of Grateley village, near the hamlet of Palestine, after the local landowner objected to it being built any closer. Since then, a new settlement has grown up around the station.
The station has few facilities; it is unmanned and has one self-service ticket machine. There are two car parks for the large number of commuters who use the station.
All trains are operated by South West Trains. There is typically one train per hour to London Waterloo outside peak time, increasing to two trains per hour to London during the morning peak, and two trains per hour from London during the evening peak. On Sundays, the frequency decreases to one train every two hours. All westbound trains call at Salisbury, however only a handful continue beyond there.
Services
South West Trains operates an hourly service between London Waterloo and Salisbury with limited extensions to Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids and Yeovil Pen Mill. A seasonal service runs once each way on a Saturday between Waterloo and Weymouth, operating from late May to early September.