Redbridge railway station

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

Redbridge
General information
Location	Redbridge, City of Southampton England
Grid reference	SU373135
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	RDB
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1 June 1847
Passengers
2018/19	43,996
Interchange	1,117
2019/20	39,500
Interchange	872
2020/21	11,984
Interchange	237
2021/22	27,416
Interchange	867
2022/23	28,894
Interchange	1,389
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

v t e Railway lines in and around Southampton
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West Coastway Line to Brighton and Portsmouth Fareham to Gosport Line Fareham Wessex Main Line to Bristol via Salisbury M27 motorway Sprat and Winkle Line to Andover Knowle Halt Romsey Meon Valley Railway to Alton Bishops Waltham Swanwick Durley Halt Botley Chandlers Ford River Hamble South West Main Line to London Waterloo Hedge End A27 road Eastleigh Bursledon Eastleigh Works Hamble Hamble fuel terminal Southampton Airport Parkway Netley Hospital Netley M27 motorway Sholing A27 road Woolston Swaythling Bitterne Portswood (1861–66) River Itchen St Denys Northam Road (1839–40) Northam TMD Northam Southampton Tunnel Southampton West End (1847–95) Southampton Terminus Southampton Central Eastern Docks Town Quay Millbrook Central Docks Western Docks Container Port Nursling Redbridge Fawley Refinery River Test Fawley A35 road Hythe Totton Marchwood Port Marchwood Ashurst (New Forest) Beaulieu Road Lymington Pier Ferry to Yarmouth IoW Brockenhurst Lymington Town   Southampton and Ampress Works Halt Dorchester Railway to Dorchester via Ringwood South West Main Line to Bournemouth

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]

Services

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

• 1 tph to Salisbury via Romsey
• 1 tph to Romsey via Southampton Central and Chander's Ford

During peak hours, there are a small number of additional trains to London Waterloo, Bournemouth and Poole.

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