Hamworthy railway station
Hamworthy 
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Station building
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| Location | |
| Place | Hamworthy |
| Local authority | Borough of Poole |
| Grid reference | SY987917 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HAM |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.160 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.147 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.159 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.158 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.164 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1 June 1847 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hamworthy from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Coordinates: 50°43′30″N 2°01′10″W / 50.72500°N 2.01944°W
Hamworthy railway station serves Hamworthy, an area of Poole in Dorset, England.
The station opened with the Southampton & Dorchester Railway, which later became part of the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), in 1847 as Poole Junction. At that time the line to London then went via Broadstone Junction, Wimborne and Ringwood before joining what is now the South Western Main Line at Brockenhurst. The station was known as Hamworthy Junction until the 1970s. A causeway across Holes Bay opened later when the line through Poole to Bournemouth and Christchurch was built.
A motive power depot with a coal stage was built at the station by the LSWR in 1847. It was closed by British Railways in 1954 and after several years in use as a storage facility, was eventually demolished.
The station is served by South West Trains who currently operate an average of two trains per hour in each direction with trains going to London, Brockenhurst, Wareham and Weymouth. With a journey time of around 4 minutes the train is the fastest method of travel between Poole town centre and the area surrounding the station compared to the Wilts & Dorset bus service which takes around 14 minutes (not including delays caused by Poole Lifting Bridge).
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