Parkstone (Dorset) Railway Station

Facts and Figures

Parkstone railway station serves the Parkstone area of Poole in Dorset, England. The platform sign used to say "Parkstone (for Sandbanks)".

The station is operated by South West Trains and is served by both the Weymouth express and the Poole stopping services.

The station is able to accommodate trains of up to five coaches, longer trains only open the doors in the first four or five coaches depending on the type of unit operating the service.

Until 1967 a branch goods line ran from here to the George Jennings South Western Pottery. The line extended from the Pottery to Salterns Pier, on the northern shores of Poole Harbour, until 1922.[1]

The line between Bournemouth and Weymouth was electrified in 1988 using the standard British Rail Southern Region system of a third rail with 750 Volts direct current.

Source: Wikipedia

Station Facts

Annual Usage Figures

Year Entry/Exit Interchange
2018 71008 0
2017 74076 0
2016 34600 0
2015 34975 0
2014 34555 0
2013 31140 0
2012 30462 0
2011 32618 0
2010 29826 0
2009 29039 0
2008 29284 0
2007 25652 0

Location Data

  • Unitary Authority Ward (UTW): Parkstone
  • UK Parliament Constituency: Poole
  • Unitary Authority: Poole Borough Council
  • European Region: South West

Recent Crime Figures

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November 2017 0 00000000000000
October 2017 0 00000000000000
September 2017 0 00000000000000
August 2017 0 00000000000000
July 2017 0 00000000000000
June 2017 0 00000000000000
May 2017 1 00000000000100
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February 2017 0 00000000000000
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December 2013 1 00100000000000
November 2013 1 10000000000000
October 2013 0 00000000000000
September 2013 0 00000000000000
August 2013 3 00300000000000

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