Winchfield railway station
Winchfield railway station is located in the small village of Winchfield, Hampshire, England, and also serves nearby areas including Hartley Wintney, Odiham, Whitehall, and other surrounding villages.
The station lies down the main line from, situated between and. Services typically run every 30 minutes between Waterloo and.
History
The London and South Western Railway built a line from London to Southampton via Basingstoke. The railway reached the area from Woking on 24 September 1838, and Winchfield station was initially opened as Shapley Heath, serving as a temporary terminus. On 10 June the following year, the line was extended to Basingstoke, and Shapley Heath became a through station. It was soon renamed Winchfield after the nearby village; while the exact date of this is unclear, the change had occurred by November 1840.Like the stations at Hook and Farnborough Main, Winchfield has a noticeable gap between the platforms and the tracks. This is due to the station’s original configuration, which included an island platform that was later removed. When the station was expanded to accommodate this design, one platform was rebuilt further away, resulting in the current platforms having different canopy styles.