This article is about the station in Hampshire. For the closed station in Lincolnshire, see Fleet railway station (Lincolnshire).

Fleet railway station serves the town of Fleet in Hampshire, England. It is situated on the South West Main Line, which has four tracks through the station. There are two platforms on the outer pair of tracks, which are served by trains between London Waterloo and Basingstoke and Southampton. The centre pair of tracks have no platforms and are used by through-services.

The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by South Western Railway. It is 36 miles 38 chains (58.7 km) from Waterloo[note 1] and is situated between Farnborough (Main) and Winchfield stations.

History

The railway line through Fleet was built by the London & Southampton Railway, which was renamed the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1839;[2] the section between Woking and Winchfield opening on 24 September 1838,[3] but at that time, Fleet did not have a railway station. A station, originally named Fleet Pond (after Fleet Pond) was opened in May 1847.[4] The first station was built on the west side of Minley Road. In 1904 a new larger station was built on the east side when the line was increased to four tracks, It was renamed Fleet on 1 July 1869.[4]

The buildings were rebuilt in 1969. As of October 2013 work was under way to replace the station buildings and deck the southern car park to provide an extra 150 spaces. The new station building and footbridge were opened in July 2014 with the former lattice footbridge removed overnight on 23/24 July.

Miscellaneous

In May 2010, the body of a newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a rubbish bin at the station. A murder investigation was opened based upon the baby's injuries.[5] In October 2010 the baby's then 16 year old mother was found guilty of infanticide.[6]

The two platforms are numbered; Platform 1 is for London-bound trains, Platform 2 is for trains for Basingstoke (and beyond).

Notes

  1. ^ Railways in the United Kingdom historically are measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to one mile.

References

  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 195
  2. ^ Williams, R.A. (1968). The London & South Western Railway, volume 1: The Formative Years. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 20, 122. ISBN 0-7153-4188-X.
  3. ^ Williams 1968, p. 38
  4. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 97. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  5. ^ "Dead baby left at Hampshire railway station". BBC News. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Teenage mother of baby found at Fleet station sentenced". BBC News. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Farnborough (Main)   South Western Railway
London to Basingstoke 		  Winchfield
Farnborough (Main)   South Western Railway
London to Poole 		  Basingstoke
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