Havant railway station
Havant 
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Havant railway station as seen from the western footbridge
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| Location | |
| Place | Havant |
| Local authority | Havant |
| Grid reference | SU717065 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HAV |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2.047 million |
| 2012/13 |
 2.152 million |
| 2013/14 |
2.203 million |
| 2014/15 |
2.352 million |
| 2015/16 |
2.376 million |
| History | |
| 15 March 1847 | opened |
| 1863 | resited |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Havant from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Havant railway station is a railway station near Portsmouth, England, located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. Havant is served by trains operated by South West Trains, Southern, and Great Western Railway.
Havant is the nearest station to Hayling Island.
The first station at Havant was built in 1847 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) 500 m to the east - a small wayside station (called Havant Halt). It was demolished after a serious fire. A newer station was then built 200 m west to serve the then new London and South Western Railway (LSWR) Portsmouth Direct Line. This station was demolished so that a bigger station could be built 300 m further west to serve the new Hayling Island branch line. It had three platforms, one for Hayling Island and two for the stopping main line services.
Prior to grouping, the "Battle of Havant" took place between the LB&SCR and the L&SWR when the two railway companies fought for the right to use LB&SCR tracks into Havant in order for the L&SWR to reach Portsmouth. (See Havant New). Although a rarity in the UK, these disputes were quite common in the United States where they were known as frog wars.
Havant was the terminus for the Hayling Island branch services until late in 1963. Apart from the platform there was a run round loop, a siding serving a warehouse and a water column supplied by a circular metal water tank located near the signal box. In the Spring of 1966 the Hayling Island tracks were removed. The space they occupied was later replaced with a car park and a fence on the south side of the platform.
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