Branksome railway station

Branksome railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Branksome
code = BSM


manager = South West Trains
locale = Branksome
borough = Poole
usage0405 = 0.159
usage0506 = 0.169
usage0607 = 0.190
platforms = 2
start = 1 June 1893

Branksome railway station is a railway station serving the Branksome and Branksome Park areas of Poole in Dorset, England. It is located on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth.

The station is served by South West Trains, who operate express services from London Waterloo to Weymouth and stopping services from London Waterloo to Poole.

The station is able to accommodate trains of up to 5 coaches, longer trains only open the doors in the first 5 or 4 coaches depending on the type of unit operating the service.

To the east of the station is the junction leading to Bournemouth Train Care Depot, built on part of the site of Bournemouth West station. Trains can often be seen arriving on platform 2 and then reversing into the depot.

External links

*Junctions and Pottery Siding [http://www.sdjr.net/locations/branksome.html]

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