Bournemouth West railway station

Disused railway station in England

Bournemouth West

Station approach in 1963

General information
Location| Bournemouth, Dorset
England
Grid reference| SZ076914
Platforms| 6
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Pre-grouping| SDJR (MR & LSWR)
Post-grouping| SDJR (LMS & SR)
Key dates
15 June 1874| Opened
6 September 1965| Closed to passengers
4 October 1965[1]| Closed to freight
View eastward, to buffer-stops; terminus of ex-LSWR main line from London in 1963

Bournemouth West railway station was a railway station in Bournemouth, Dorset, England.

## History[edit]

The station opened on 15 June 1874. Although passenger trains were withdrawn from 6 September 1965 a substitute bus service was provided until official closure on 4 October 1965. The closure was originally temporary, but then became permanent and the station was demolished. The station was the southern terminus of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, as well as being the terminus for trains from London Waterloo and other local trains.

## Accidents and incidents[edit]

On 17 August 1956 a rake of carriages ran away colliding with another rake of carriages and a parcels van. The van was pushed into the parcels office bringing down its roof crushing two cars.[2]

## Closure[edit]

The station was closed during the electrification of the London Waterloo to Bournemouth line. Originally the closure was meant to be temporary pending completion of the electrification project, as it was thought that Bournemouth Central did not have enough capacity to handle all of Bournemouth's trains. Experience during the temporary closure showed that the newly electrified Central station could handle all the trains in the town, so the closure became permanent.

The station was demolished shortly after the closure became permanent and the site is now occupied by a car park and the A338 Wessex Way. Bournemouth Traincare Depot, former home of the Class 442 Wessex Electrics, occupies the former approaches to the station.

Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Terminus |  | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Dorset Central Railway |  | Branksome
Line closed, station open
| London and South Western Railway
Southampton and Dorchester Railway |  | Meyrick Park Halt
Line and station closed

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Bournemouth West Station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
2. ^ Bishop, Bill (1984). Off the Rails. Southampton: Kingfisher. p. 50\. ISBN 0-946184-06-2.

## External sources[edit]

* Bournemouth West
* SEMG online
* The station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

50°43′20″N 1°53′37″W﻿ / ﻿50.72218°N 1.89370°W﻿ / 50.72218; -1.89370

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