Boscombe | |
|---|---|
 View eastward towards Southampton, in 1963 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Boscombe, Borough of Bournemouth England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1897 | Station opened |
| 4 October 1965 | Station closed |
Boscombe railway station served the Royal Victoria Hospital and the centre of Boscombe, in Bournemouth, now in the county of Dorset, England; the station was located in Hampshire for the entirety of its existence. It was also the closest station to Dean Court, the home of the town's football club known during the station's life as Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic FC.