Petersfield railway station

The station has two tracks, and two platforms, although in the past had a third platform branching into the coal yard situated adjacent to the station and a fourth platform on the north side of the level crossing serving the branch to Midhurst closed in 1955. The main buildings date back to the opening of the line in 1859 and are of a "town" type, larger than other wayside stations on the route but identical to Godalming. The signal box, situated by the level crossing at the north-east end of the station, is an LSWR Type 3a box and a Grade II listed building.^[2]

There used to be a halt between Petersfield and Rowlands Castle, to the south of Buriton Tunnel, called Woodcroft. It was built to serve the local naval establishment. Because of its naval nature it was not featured on many maps, some maps however did mark it by a little tab but without a name.^{[citation needed]}

All services at Petersfield are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[3]

• 3 tph to London Waterloo via Guildford (2 semi-fast, 1 stopping)
• 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea (all stations)
• 2 tph to Portsmouth Harbour (semi-fast)

The station is also served by a single evening service to Southampton Central.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Liss or Haslemere		South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line		Rowlands Castle or Havant
	Historical railways
Liss Line and station open		Southern Railway Portsmouth Direct Line		Woodcroft Halt Line open, station closed
	Disused railways
Terminus		Midhurst Railways		Rogate

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  Taken from "Wilmotts"
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  Up platform
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  Signal box

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  Petersfield in 1971.
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  Auto-train from Pulborough on the Last Day of the branch in 1955
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  Aerial view of Petersfield showing the railway (right) and station (centre right)

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• Train times and station information for Petersfield railway station from National Rail