Redbridge railway station

For the London Underground station, see Redbridge tube station.

50°55′11″N 1°28′13″W / 50.9198°N 1.4702°W / 50.9198; -1.4702

Redbridge
National Rail
General information
LocationRedbridge, City of Southampton
England
Grid referenceSU373135
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeRDB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 June 1847
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 39,500
 Interchange Decrease 872
2020/21Decrease 11,984
 Interchange Decrease 237
2021/22Increase 27,416
 Interchange Increase 867
2022/23Increase 28,894
 Interchange Increase 1,389
2023/24Increase 30,304
 Interchange Increase 1,822
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Redbridge railway station is a small station in the Redbridge area of Southampton, England. The station is located at the junction of the Wessex Main Line, towards Cardiff Central and the South West Main Line towards Weymouth, although most trains calling at Redbridge continue along the Wessex Main Line; trains on the South West Main Line usually pass through without stopping. It is 81 miles 70 chains (131.8 km) from London Waterloo.

The station is operated by South Western Railway and served mainly by the hourly Salisbury to Romsey via Southampton Central 'Figure of Six' local service.[1] It was first opened in 1847 by the Southampton and Dorchester Railway and became a junction in 1865 when the Sprat and Winkle Line to Romsey and Andover was completed.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Redbridge station was a key location in the movement of gunpowder manufactured in the New Forest.[2]

  1. ^ Table 158 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  2. ^ "Hampshire Treasures: Volume 5 (New Forest), Page 24 - Bramshaw, Entry 04". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2007.