Witley railway station

Witley National Rail
Location
Place Wormley
Local authority Waverley
Grid reference SU948379
Operations
Station code WTY
Managed by South West Trains
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.185 million
2005/06 Increase 0.190 million
2006/07 Increase 0.192 million
2007/08 Increase 0.239 million
2008/09 Decrease 0.237 million
2009/10 Increase 0.238 million
2010/11 Increase 0.240 million
2011/12 Decrease 0.234 million
2012/13 Increase 0.249 million
2013/14 Increase 0.263 million
2014/15 Increase 0.271 million
History
1 January 1859 Opened (Witley and Chiddingfold)
6 October 1947 Renamed (Witley)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Witley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Witley railway station is a station on the Portsmouth Direct Line in Surrey, England.

Service overview

Witley is, equally with Milford to the north-east, a minor stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line 38½ miles (62 km) south-west of London Waterloo. When opened, it was named Witley and Chiddingfold.

Its nearest communities without major stations are Wormley, the southern part of Witley (the north of which is served by Milford railway station), Hambledon and Chiddingfold,

Services

An hourly service to Haslemere operates southbound and London Waterloo northbound, which increases to a half-hourly service calling at among others successive stations Haslemere, Fratton, Havant, Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour during peak times. Services are operated by Class 444 and Class 450 "Desiros".

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Milford   South West Trains
Portsmouth Direct Line (stopping services)
  Haslemere

Coordinates: 51°07′59″N 0°38′46″W / 51.133°N 0.646°W / 51.133; -0.646

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