Place St. Denys Station code SDN DfT category E Opened 1866 | Grid reference SU431138 Managed by South West Trains 2011/12 0.247 million Number of platforms 4 | |
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Address Southampton SO17 2HW, United Kingdom Original company London and South Western Railway Similar Woolston railway station, Swaythling railway station, Southampton Central railway st, Swanwick railway station, Bitterne railway station | ||
St Denys railway station serves the St. Denys and Portswood suburbs of Southampton in Hampshire, England.
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Built in 1865, the station is named after the surrounding area, which in turn is named after the Priory of St Denys, a major landmark in medieval Southampton.
Services run hourly to Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton. These are operated by South West Trains using Class 450s. Also, there are hourly services between Salisbury and Romsey via Southampton & Eastleigh, using Class 158s.
The station is at the site of the junction between the London to Weymouth mainline and the West Coastway Line running between Southampton and Portsmouth. It is currently served mainly by South West Trains, with irregular services operated by Southern. There are four platforms; two on the main line and two on the branch line.
History
The original station was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 May 1861 and named Portswood after the small village to the west of the main line. Shortly after, to accommodate the Portsmouth branch line, a new station building was built 0.25 miles (0.40 km) to the south; the relocated station was opened on 5 March 1866. However to avoid confusion with Portsmouth, the station was renamed to St Denys on 1 January 1876.
The station buildings themselves are fine examples of Victorian architecture. The original station building on platform 1 is listed, although it is now privately owned. Platforms 2 and 3 house the waiting room and ticket window, whilst the old station buildings on platform 4 house The Solent Model Railway Group, a local organisation.