Christchurch railway station serves the town of Christchurch in Dorset, England. The station is a stop on the South West Main Line between and . It is at milepost 104 from London Waterloo. Services are operated by South Western Railway.
History The original Christchurch station was opened on 13 November 1862 by the Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway; it was sited to the east of Fairmile Road.
Becoming part of the London and South Western Railway, it gained a presence on the South West Main Line. This first station was closed on 30 May 1886 and was replaced by a station at its current site.
The branch from Christchurch to was closed in 1935.
The main line through Christchurch was electrified on 10 July 1967.*
Location The station is line from . As well as serving the town of Christchurch, the station is useful for reaching eastern parts of Bournemouth.
Road access to the station is from two directions: The northern end of Stour Road, near to the junction with Bargates coming from the town centre At the end of Fairmile, coming from the direction of Bournemouth Airport and the Wessex Way.
Services All passenger trains serving this station are operated by South Western Railway, which provides the following off-peak services in both directions: Monday - Friday 1 train per hour between , , and , semi-fast 1 train per hour between Bournemouth and , stopping these services join / split at from the fast Weymouth service, giving an additional service each hour for London at peak times Saturday 1 train per hour between Weymouth and London Waterloo, semi-fast 1 train per hour between Poole and Winchester, stopping Sunday 1 train per hour between Poole and London Waterloo, stopping
Trains are usually formed by Class 444 Desiro electric multiple units.
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