Pokesdown railway station
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Pokesdown railway station serves the Pokesdown, Boscombe and Southbourne areas of Bournemouth in Dorset, England. It is on the South West Main Line, 106 miles 24 chains (171.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
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General information | |||||
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Location | Pokesdown, Borough of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole England | ||||
Grid reference | SZ124924 | ||||
Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | POK | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | London and South Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 July 1886 | Opened as Boscombe | ||||
1 October 1891 | Renamed Pokesdown (Boscombe) | ||||
1 May 1897 | Renamed Pokesdown | ||||
1930 | Renamed Pokesdown for Eastern Bournemouth | ||||
? | Renamed Pokesdown | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.345 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.318 million | ||||
2020/21 | 96,824 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.242 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.310 million | ||||
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The station is served by South Western Railway, who operate semi-fast services from London Waterloo to Weymouth and stopping services from London to Poole.