Fawley railway station was the terminus of the Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway, which was built along the coast of Southampton Water to connect Totton and Fawley and to provide a freight link from the South West Main Line to Fawley Refinery.

Fawley
Private charter train at Fawley, 23 April 1978
General information
Location	Fawley, New Forest England
Coordinates	50.83504°N 1.35387°W / 50.83504; -1.35387
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 July 1925	Opened
14 February 1966	Closed (passenger)
2 January 1967	Closed (general goods) but remained open for oil traffic
1 September 2016	Closed (oil)

History

The station opened on 20 July 1925 and closed to passengers on 14 February 1966 and goods on 2 January 1967.[1]

Present situation

In June 2009 the Association of Train Operating Companies published a report (Connecting Communities: Expanding Access to the Rail Network) strongly indicating that the reopening of Hythe station, to serve the village of Hythe, north of Fawley, would be viable, in that the ratio of business, economic and social benefits to costs would be as high as 4.8.[2][3] However the ATOC report did not suggest any passenger service for Fawley, or anywhere south of Hythe.

The last train serving the refinery ran on 1 September 2016,[4] after which trains would run only as far as Marchwood.

Proposed reopening

In August 2018, it was revealed that plans to reopen the Fawley Branch Line had been resurrected as part of the redevelopment known as Fawley Waters. It proposed a half-hourly service on a Monday to Saturday from Southampton Central to Fawley. At Marchwood the journey time would take 12 minutes and the linespeed would be 60 mph (97 km/h). Fawley station, if reopened, would be known as Hythe & Fawley Parkway which would serve both Hythe and Fawley.[5] The line has been identified as a priority for reopening to passenger use by Campaign for Better Transport.[6]

Route

References

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