Cosham railway station
Cosham  | |
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Station entrance | |
| Location | |
| Place | Cosham |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Grid reference | SU657051 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CSA |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.855 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.909 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.945 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.976 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.977 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1 October 1848 [1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cosham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Railways in the Portsmouth area | |
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Legend
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Cosham railway station serves the former village of Cosham, today a northern suburb of the city of Portsmouth in southern England.
Opened in 1848 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), it is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. It is currently served by the South West Trains, Southern, and Great Western Railway train operating companies.
The Station used to have a small goods yard which served local freight trains around Portsmouth until 1982 when it was closed by British Rail. Today all that remains is an old loading Gauge, with the original site being built upon.
Services
Westward, the line through Cosham leads to Portchester and Fareham, eastward to a junction (part of the local "Railway Triangle") between lines leading south to Hilsea and Portsmouth and east to Bedhampton and Havant.
Although the nearest station eastward is Bedhampton, until December 2007 there were no direct services calling at both Cosham and Bedhampton. Passengers between these two stations had to travel to Hilsea, the next station south on the Portsmouth line, and change trains there. Today there is a very limited late evening service provided by South West Trains.
Great Western Railway services do not call during the late evening.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Havant | Southern West Coastway Line |
Portchester or Fareham | ||
| Hilsea | South West Trains West Coastway Line |
Portchester | ||
| Havant | Great Western Railway West Coastway Line |
Fareham | ||
| Fratton | ||||
Gallery
The crossing gates descend
An up train departing
Looking east from the High Street footbridge
Cosham Station in August 1969.
The view from the Knowlsey Road footbridge
Looking from the down towards the up platform
SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line passing through Cosham Station
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Cosham railway station
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Cosham railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 50°50′31″N 1°04′03″W / 50.84194°N 1.06750°W