Liss railway station is a stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line, serving the village of Liss in Hampshire, England, 51 miles 35 chains (82.8 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking.[1] As a small station, for most of the day there is one train each way (to Portsmouth and London) an hour. The station is managed by South Western Railway, which operates all trains serving it.
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General information | |
Location | Liss, East Hampshire England |
Coordinates | 51°02′38″N 0°53′35″W |
Grid reference | SU777277 |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | LIS |
Classification | DfT category D |
History | |
Opened | 1 January 1859 |
Passengers | |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
The station had a platform adjacent to the main line, which was the southern terminus of the Longmoor Military Railway. The former station goods yard connected to the LMR via Liss Junction. The footbridge was replaced on the night of 1/2 April 1967 by the ex-London, Brighton and South Coast Railway bridge from the former Cranleigh railway station.[2]
All services at Liss are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
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.
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Liphook | South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line |
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Liss Forest Road | Longmoor Military Railway | Terminus |
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Railway stations in Hampshire | |||
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Exeter to London |
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Weymouth to London |
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Portsmouth to London |
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Alton to London |
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Brockenhurst to Lymington |
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Cardiff to Portsmouth | |||
Southampton to Brighton |
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Eastleigh to Fareham |
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Southampton to Salisbury via Chandler's Ford |
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Basingstoke to Reading |
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Gatwick Airport to Reading |
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Watercress Line |
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South Western Railway - Island Line - National Rail - Southern - CrossCountry - Great Western Railway |
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