Bournemouth West
Location
Place	Bournemouth
Area	Bournemouth, Dorset
Grid reference	SZ076914
Operations
Pre-grouping	SDJR (MR & LSWR)
Post-grouping	SDJR (LMS & SR)
Platforms	6
History
15 June 1874	Opened
6 September 1965	Closed to passengers
4 October 1965	Closed to freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Bournemouth West railway station was a railway station in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It closed on 4 October 1965. The station was the southern terminus of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, as well as being the terminus for trains from London Waterloo and other local trains.

[edit] Closure

The station was closed during the electrification of the London Waterloo-Bournemouth line. Originally the closure was meant to be temporary pending completion of the electrification project, as it was thought that Bournemouth Central did not have enough capacity to handle all of Bournemouth's trains. Experience during the temporary closure showed that the newly electrified Central station could handle all the trains, so Bournemouth West never re-opened.

The station was demolished shortly after closure and the site is now occupied by a car park and the A338 Wessex Way. Bournemouth Train Care depot, former home of the Class 442 Wessex Electrics, occupies the former approaches to the station.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway LSWR & Midland Railways Line closed		Branksome
Terminus		Southampton and Dorchester Railway LSWR Line closed		Meyrick Park Halt Station closed

[edit] External Sources

• Bournemouth West
• SEMG online
• The station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

Coordinates: 50°43′20″N 1°53′37″W / 50.72218°N 1.89370°W / 50.72218; -1.89370

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