Liphook railway station serves the large village of Liphook, in Hampshire, England. It is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, 46 miles 67 chains (75.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking.[1] The station is managed by South Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it.
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General information | |
Location | Liphook, East Hampshire England |
Grid reference | SU841309 |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | LIP |
Classification | DfT category D |
History | |
Opened | 1 January 1859 |
Passengers | |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
In 2020, South Western Railway was issued with an improvement notice by the Office of Rail and Road as it did not supply a ramp for wheelchair users despite it being mandated by law.[2][3]
In August 2020, planning permission was given to replace the station footbridge.[4] In January 2021, work began to replace the footbridge with a new covered bridge with lifts. The new bridge was opened in September 2021 with the lifts opened shortly after.[5][6]
All services at Liphook are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
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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Haslemere | South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line |
Liss |
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 |
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Southampton to Brighton |
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Eastleigh to Fareham | |||
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 routes | |||||||||||||||||||
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South Western Railway - Island Line - National Rail - Southern - CrossCountry - Great Western Railway |