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Bournemouth West railway station

Coordinates: 50°43′20″N 1°53′37″W / 50.72218°N 1.89370°W / 50.72218; -1.89370
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Bournemouth West
The station approach in 1963
General information
LocationBournemouth, Dorset
England
Grid referenceSZ076914
Platforms6
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSDJR (MR & LSWR)
Post-groupingSDJR (LMS & SR)
Key dates
15 June 1874Opened
6 September 1965Closed to passengers
4 October 1965[1]Closed to freight

Bournemouth West was a railway station in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It was the southern terminus for many services off the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway and a stop on the London and South Western Railway, until its closure in 1965.

History

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View eastward, to buffer-stops; the terminus of ex-LSWR main line from London in 1963

The station opened on 15 June 1874. It was the southern terminus for many services off the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, as well as being the terminus for trains from London Waterloo and local services.

The station was closed during the electrification of the London Waterloo to Bournemouth line. Originally, the closure was meant to be temporary, pending completion of the project, as it was thought that Bournemouth Central did not have the capacity to handle all of Bournemouth's trains. Experience during the temporary closure showed that the newly-electrified Central station could handle all the trains in the town, so the closure became permanent.

Passenger trains were withdrawn from 6 September 1965. A substitute bus service was provided until its official closure on 4 October 1965; the station was later demolished.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Dorset Central Railway
  Branksome
Line closed, station open
  London and South Western Railway
Southampton and Dorchester Railway
  Meyrick Park Halt
Line and station closed

Accidents and incidents

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On 17 August 1956 a rake of carriages ran away colliding with another rake of carriages and a parcels van. The van was pushed into the parcels office bringing down its roof crushing two cars.[2]

The site today

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The former station site is now occupied by a car park and the A338 Wessex Way. Bournemouth Traincare Depot occupies the approach to the station.

References

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  1. ^ "Bournemouth West Station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ Bishop, Bill (1984). Off the Rails. Southampton: Kingfisher. p. 50. ISBN 0-946184-06-2.

External sources

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50°43′20″N 1°53′37″W / 50.72218°N 1.89370°W / 50.72218; -1.89370