Place Shawford Station code SHW DfT category F2 Number of platforms 3 | Grid reference SU472249 Managed by South West Trains 2011/12 149,382 | |
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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.
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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
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.