Lymington Pier railway station

Coordinates: 50°45′29″N 1°31′44″W / 50.758°N 1.529°W / 50.758; -1.529
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Lymington Pier
South Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeLYP
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1 May 1884[1]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.137 million
2019/20Decrease 0.115 million
2020/21Decrease 20,976
2021/22Increase 75,764
2022/23Increase 80,680
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Lymington Pier railway station serves the harbour area of

Lymington Branch Line from Brockenhurst and provides a connection with ferry services to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight
. It has one platform.

Facilities

Lymington Pier, Hampshire (2010) by Peter Trimming

The station is unstaffed but has a self-service ticket machine for ticket purchases. There are no toilets at the station although there are toilets available at the nearby Wightlink ferry terminal. The station has a number of passenger shelters as well as information screens and modern help points located on the platform which has step-free access available to it.[2]

Services

Lymington Pier railway station, Hampshire, England (2023) by ITookSomePhotos

All services at Lymington Pier are operated by

South Western Railway using Class 450 EMUs
.

Lymington Pier showing steam train and the passenger ferry Solent with passengers from Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight (1910) postcard

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

Until 22 May 2010, the

Lymington Branch Line was operated as a "heritage" service using restored Class 421 4Cig trains.[4][5][6]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Lymington Town  
Lymington Branch Line
  Terminus
"boat icon" Ferry services
Terminus   Wightlink
(Ferry)
 
Yarmouth

References

  1. ^ Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
  2. ^ "Lymington Pier station information". South Western Railway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ Table 159 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  4. ^ "New Forest slam-door trains withdrawn". BBC News. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ Lymington Heritage Line - Information & Photographs - Strolling Guides, 22 May 2010, retrieved 15 June 2010
  6. ^ Lymington Flyer: The Last MK1, Southern Electric Group, 30 May 2010, archived from the original on 5 March 2016, retrieved 15 June 2010

External links

50°45′29″N 1°31′44″W / 50.758°N 1.529°W / 50.758; -1.529