Milford railway station
Milford (Surrey)  | |||||
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 Milford Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Milford, Surrey, Waverley England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU954413 | ||||
| Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MLF | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 January 1859 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.267 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 57,974 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.142 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.173 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.178 million | ||||
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Milford railway station is a railway station serving the village of Milford in the English county of Surrey. It is a stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line, 36 miles 21 chains (58.4 km) from London Waterloo.
The station has two side platforms flanking a pair of tracks, with step free access to both platforms. The platforms are linked by a publicly accessible footbridge and an adjoining level crossing controlled by safety barriers. There is a ticket office, staffed during weekday mornings only, on the northbound platform, and ticket machines are available at all times the station is open. The station car park has 136 spaces.[1]
The station has the same name as the fictional station in the film Brief Encounter (1945) starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, although the scenes were filmed at Carnforth station in Lancashire.[2]
Services
[edit]All services at Milford are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs, excluding the singular evening service, terminating at Haslemere, operated by a Class 458 — 2P71.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 1 tph to London Waterloo via Guildford
- 1 tph to Haslemere
The station is also served by a single evening service to Southampton Central.
On Sundays, the service to Haslemere extends to Portsmouth Harbour.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godalming | South Western Railway |
Witley | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Station facilities for Milford (Surrey)". National Rail. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Brief Encounter (1945)". BBC Cumbria. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Table 156 National Rail timetable, May 2020
External links
[edit]
- Train times and station information for Milford railway station from National Rail
