Liphook railway station

Liphook railway station serves the large village of Liphook, in Hampshire, England. It is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, 46 miles 67 chains (75.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking.^[1] The station is managed by South Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it.

Liphook
General information
Location	Liphook, East Hampshire England
Grid reference	SU841309
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LIP
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	1 January 1859
Passengers
2019/20	0.634 million
2020/21	0.283 million
2021/22	0.462 million
2022/23	0.525 million
2023/24	0.548 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.^[2][3]

In August 2020, planning permission was given to replace the station footbridge.^[4] 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.^[5][6]

Services

All services at Liphook are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[7]

• 1 tph to London Waterloo via Guildford
• 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea

During the peak hours, there are additional services to London as well as services to Portsmouth Harbour. There is also one late evening service to Southampton Central.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Haslemere		South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line		Liss