Blackwater railway station
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General information | |||||
Location | Blackwater, Hart England | ||||
Grid reference | SU853598 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BAW | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
8 July 1849 | Opened | ||||
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Blackwater railway station is a railway station in Blackwater, a town on the borders of Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire in England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide services on the North Downs Line from Reading to Redhill and Gatwick Airport.
Blackwater station has two platforms: platform 1 for services towards Gatwick Airport and platform 2 for services towards Reading. The station is unstaffed and has emergency telephones on both platforms. Both platforms have small sheltered seating areas. It opened in 1849 and was called Blackwater & Camberley.
Services
All services at Blackwater are operated by Great Western Railway using Class 165 and 166 DMUs.
The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction between Reading and Gatwick Airport via Guildford. During the late evenings, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.[1]
On Sundays, only one eastbound train per hour runs to Gatwick Airport, with one train per hour running only as far as Redhill.
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Connections
Stagecoach South route 3 serves the station providing connections to Yateley, Camberley and Aldershot.[2]
References
- ^ Table 148 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- ^ "Route 3: Yateley to Aldershot". Stagecoach South. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Blackwater railway station from National Rail
51°19′55″N 0°46′37″W / 51.332°N 0.777°W / 51.332; -0.777
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- Grateley
- Andover
- Whitchurch
- Overton
- Basingstoke
- Hook
- Winchfield
- Fleet
- Farnborough (Main)
via Chandler's Ford
- Basingstoke
- Bramley
- Blackwater
- Farnborough North
Heritage railways |
- Alton
- Medstead and Four Marks
- Ropley
- Alresford