Poole railway station
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Poole railway station is on the South West Main Line serving the town of Poole in Dorset, England. It is situated in the town centre next to Holes Bay. It is one of four stations in the Borough of Poole and is 113 miles 62 chains (183.1 km) down the main line from London Waterloo.[note 1]
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General information | |
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Location | Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole England |
Grid reference | SZ012911 |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | POO |
Classification | DfT category C1 |
History | |
Opened | 2 December 1872 |
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 1.108 million |
Interchange | 13,945 |
2019/20 | 1.005 million |
Interchange | 5,709 |
2020/21 | 0.207 million |
Interchange | 1,692 |
2021/22 | 0.673 million |
Interchange | 3,899 |
2022/23 | 0.825 million |
Interchange | 4,049 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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The station is operated by South Western Railway and is served by London to Weymouth express and semi-fast services. It is also the terminus for the London to Poole stopping service. Virgin CrossCountry used to operate services from Poole to the North West and Scotland but since 2007 these now start/terminate at Bournemouth.[1]