Christchurch Railway Station - Services

Services

Although passed by the faster trains to Bournemouth it has an hourly semi-fast and stopping services from Waterloo, usually formed by a class 444 Desiro electric multiple unit. This gives a journey time of about two hours from London. As well as Christchurch, the station is useful for reaching eastern parts of Bournemouth. The majority of services were previously operated by class 442 Wessex Electrics which were withdrawn in February 2007.

The station is able to accommodate trains of up to 8 coaches, longer trains only open the doors in the first 5 or 8 coaches depending on the type of unit operating the service.

Road access to the station is from the northern end of Stour Road, near to the junction with Bargates coming from the town centre, at the end of Fairmile coming from the direction of Bournemouth International Airport and the Wessex Way. (A fairly steep bridge over the railway marks the point where Fairmile and Bargates, one straight road, meet.)

Preceding station National Rail Following station
New Milton South West Trains
Pokesdown
Hinton Admiral South West Trains
Pokesdown
Disused railways
Hurn
Southern Railway
Terminus

Coordinates: 50°44′17″N 1°47′06″W / 50.738°N 1.785°W / 50.738; -1.785

Railway stations in Dorset
Exeter to London:
  • Sherborne
  • Templecombe (Somerset)
  • Gillingham
Weymouth to London:
  • Weymouth
  • Upwey
  • Dorchester South
  • Moreton
  • Wool
  • Wareham
  • Holton Heath
  • Hamworthy
  • Poole
  • Parkstone
  • Branksome
  • Bournemouth
  • Pokesdown
  • Christchurch
Weymouth to Bristol:
Heart of Wessex Line
  • Weymouth
  • Upwey
  • Dorchester West
  • Maiden Newton
  • Chetnole
  • Yetminster
  • Thornford
Heritage Railways
North Dorset Railway
  • Sturminster Newton (Proposed)
  • Shillingstone
  • Stourpaine and Durweston (Proposed)
Swanage Railway:
Purbeck Line
  • Wareham
  • Blue Pool (Proposed)
  • Norden
  • Corfe Castle
  • Harman's Cross
  • Herston Halt
  • Swanage
Christchurch, Dorset
  • See also: History of Christchurch
  • Listed buildings in Christchurch
Areas
  • Blackwater
  • Burton
  • Fairmile
  • Friars Cliff
  • Highcliffe
  • Hoburne
  • Hurn
  • Jumpers Common
  • Knapp
  • Mudeford
  • Portfield
  • Purewell
  • Somerford
  • Stanpit
  • Winkton
Rivers
  • River Avon
  • Bure Brook
  • River Mude
  • River Stour
Attractions
  • Christchurch Castle
  • Christchurch Harbour
  • Christchurch Priory
  • Highcliffe Castle
  • Mudeford Quay
  • The Museum of Electricity
  • The Red House Museum
  • Stanpit Marsh
  • Tucktonia
Schools
  • Burton CoE Primary
  • Christchurch Junior
  • Highcliffe
  • Mudeford Infants
  • Mudeford Junior
  • The Priory CoE Primary
  • Somerford Infants
  • Somerford Junior
  • The Grange
  • Twynham
Railway
stations
  • Christchurch original
  • Christchurch
  • Hurn
Air travel
  • Bournemouth Airport
  • Christchurch Airfield
  • RAF Christchurch
  • RAF Hurn
Hospital
  • Christchurch
Politics
  • Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Christchurch and Lymington (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Christchurch by-election, 1993
  • Christchurch local elections
Battle
  • Battle of Mudeford
Football club
  • Christchurch F.C.

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