Alton railway station

Infobox UK station

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name = Alton
manager = South West Trains
locale = Alton
borough = East Hampshire
code = AON
platforms = 3
years = 28 July 1852
events = Station opens
years1 = 2 October 1865
events1 = Station moved to adjacent site
usage0405 = 0.480
usage0506 = 0.498
usage0607 = 0.548

Alton railway station is a railway station in the town of Alton, in the English county of Hampshire. The station is the terminus for two railway lines; the "Alton Line" which runs to Brookwood, and the "Mid Hants Watercress Railway", which runs to Alresford.

Services operate along the Alton Line to Brookwood and join the South West Main Line towards London Waterloo which Alton is 75 km (46¾ miles) to the south west.

As well as the two train lines, Alton is also a terminal for the "Rail-link" bus service which runs between the station and Liphook railway station via the town of Bordon. Plans to create a railway line along this route have been mooted.

Platforms

There are three platforms in use. South West Trains use platforms one and two. Platform three is used by the Mid Hants Watercress Railway.

History

Opened by the London and South Western Railway, it became part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980's, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.

ervices

Monday to Saturdays there is generally a half-hourly service to London Waterloo with an hourly service on Sundays.

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