Liphook railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Hampshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Liphook
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Liphook Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 3012549.jpg
| borough = Liphook, East Hampshire
| country = England
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SU841309|25|SU841309}}
| manager = South Western Railway
| platforms = 2
| code = LIP
| classification = DfT category D
| opened = 1 January 1859
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 0.634 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.283 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.462 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.525 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.548 million}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
Liphook railway station serves the large village of Liphook, in Hampshire, England. It is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, {{convert|46|mi|67|chain|km}} down the line from {{stn|London Waterloo}} via Woking.{{cite book |last=Yonge |first=John |editor-last=Jacobs |editor-first=Gerald |title=Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL |edition=3rd |date=November 2008 |orig-year=1994 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=978-0-9549866-4-3 |at=map 26B }} The station is managed by South Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it.
History
In 2020, South Western Railway was issued with an improvement notice by the Office of Rail and Road as it did not supply a ramp for wheelchair users despite it being mandated by law.{{Cite news |date=2020-11-17 |title=Liphook station: SWR told to provide wheelchair access |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-54974122 |access-date=2022-05-25}}{{Cite web |date=2020-10-14 |title=Improvement notice |url=https://orrprdpubreg1.blob.core.windows.net/docs/I-JGT20201014%20First%20MTR%20South%20Western%20Trains%20Ltd%20improvement%20notice.pdf |access-date=2022-05-25}}
In August 2020, planning permission was given to replace the station footbridge.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-17 |title=Consent granted for Liphook Station bridge – with lifts |url=https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/planning/consent-granted-for-liphook-station-bridge-with-lifts-195079 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Farnham Herald}} In January 2021, work began to replace the footbridge with a new covered bridge with lifts. The new bridge was opened in September 2021 with the lifts opened shortly after.{{Cite web |title=Heavy metal comes to Liphook station in 2021 with new steel footbridge |url=https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/heavy-metal-comes-to-liphook-station-in-2021-with-new-steel-footbridge |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Network Rail Media Centre |language=english}}{{Cite web |title=Bridging the gap at Liphook as accessible and covered footbridge opens |url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/news/bridging-the-gap-at-liphook-as-accessible-and-covered-footbridge-opens/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Network Rail |language=en-GB}}
Services
All services at Liphook are operated by South Western Railway using {{brc|444}} and {{brc|450|n}} EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|May 2020|156}}
- 1 tph to {{stn|London Waterloo}} via {{stnlnk|Guildford}}
- 1 tph to {{stnlnk|Portsmouth & Southsea}}
During the peak hours, there are additional services to London as well as services to {{stnlnk|Portsmouth Harbour}}. There is also one late evening service to {{stnlnk|Southampton Central}}.
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{{Rail line|col={{SWR colour}}|next=Liss|previous = Haslemere|route = South Western Railway
{{smalldiv|Portsmouth Direct Line}} }}
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Liphook railway station}}
{{stn art lnk|LIP|GU307DR}}
- [http://www.nationalrail.co.uk National Rail website]
- [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/b/bordon/index.shtml Former Bordon station]
{{coord|51.071|N|0.800|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=title}}
{{Hampshire railway stations}}
{{SWT Stations|Portsmouth Direct=y|Suburban None=y|IL None=y}}
Category:Railway stations in Hampshire
Category:DfT Category D stations
Category:Former London and South Western Railway stations