Cosham railway station

Cosham
Station entrance
Location
Place	Cosham
Local authority	Portsmouth
Grid reference	SU657051
Operations
Station code	CSA
Managed by	South West Trains
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	D
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.650 million
2005/06	0.682 million
2006/07	0.664 million
2007/08	0.669 million
2008/09	0.820 million
2009/10	0.822 million
2010/11	0.855 million
2011/12	0.909 million
2012/13	0.945 million
2013/14	0.976 million
2014/15	0.977 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1 October 1848 [1]
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cosham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Railways in the Portsmouth area

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Cosham railway station serves the former village of Cosham, today a northern suburb of the city of Portsmouth in southern England.

Opened in 1848 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), it is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. It is currently served by the South West Trains, Southern, and Great Western Railway train operating companies.

The Station used to have a small goods yard which served local freight trains around Portsmouth until 1982 when it was closed by British Rail. Today all that remains is an old loading Gauge, with the original site being built upon.

Services

Westward, the line through Cosham leads to Portchester and Fareham, eastward to a junction (part of the local "Railway Triangle") between lines leading south to Hilsea and Portsmouth and east to Bedhampton and Havant.

Although the nearest station eastward is Bedhampton, until December 2007 there were no direct services calling at both Cosham and Bedhampton. Passengers between these two stations had to travel to Hilsea, the next station south on the Portsmouth line, and change trains there. Today there is a very limited late evening service provided by South West Trains.

Great Western Railway services do not call during the late evening.

Gallery

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  The crossing gates descend

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  An up train departing

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  Looking east from the High Street footbridge

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  Cosham Station in August 1969.

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  The view from the Knowlsey Road footbridge

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  Looking from the down towards the up platform

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  SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line passing through Cosham Station

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  A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Cosham railway station

References

1. R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
2. R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.

External links

• Train times and station information for Cosham railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 50°50′31″N 1°04′03″W / 50.84194°N 1.06750°W