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Shawford railway station

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Place
  
Shawford

Station code
  
SHW

DfT category
  
F2

Number of platforms
  
3

Grid reference
  
SU472249

Managed by
  
South West Trains

2011/12
  
149,382

Local authority
  
City of Winchester

Shawford railway station

Address
  
Winchester SO21 2BN, United Kingdom

Original company
  
London and South Western Railway

Similar
  
Micheldever railway station, Totton railway station, Ashurst (New Forest) ra, Portchester railway station, Swaythling railway station

Shawford railway station serves the villages of Twyford, Compton and Shawford in Hampshire, England. This station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.

Contents

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.

Services

Shawford receives an hourly service in each direction on weekdays (with peak extras), with less frequent services on Saturdays and Sundays. The hourly Waterloo to Poole stopping trains provide most of the calls, with a few additional trains to/from Portsmouth Harbour.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 20 July 1952, a passenger train overran signals and was derailed by trap points. No-one was injured.
  • Appearances in media

    The station was featured briefly in a 1974 film starring Sophia Loren, an unsuccessful and now little-seen remake of Brief Encounter.

    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.

    References

    Shawford railway station Wikipedia