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Andover railway station (England)

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used when it is closed; the ticket office itself; an entrance to the west of the ticket office that was formerly used for a drinks van (now relocated to the counter outside the station); and one from the car park. This side of the station is platform 2, with trains going west to Salisbury and Exeter St. Davids.
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The LSWR opened a small locomotive depot a short distance past the junction in 1854, which was damaged in 1856 by a locomotive boiler explosion. The Swindon Marlborough and Andover Railway (SM&AR) also built a depot next to the station in 1882. The LSWR depot was destroyed by fire in 1896 and was
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The entrances are on the south side of the station, which consists of a ticket office, a heated waiting room, three self-service ticket machines, a small counter selling hot drinks outside the station, a bike locker, and a small shop. There are four entrances – one to the east of the ticket office,
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There are two disused platforms. The first is a bay platform on the east side of platform 2, which used to serve as the platform to Romsey on the Sprat and Winkle Line until the line was closed. The second is on the other side of the island to platform 1, which used to serve as the platform to
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Through a step-free subway immediately adjacent to the third entrance as listed above is platform 1, an island platform, which has trains going east to Basingstoke and London. Platform 1 has a waiting room, toilets, and a passenger assistance office.
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replaced by a larger depot next to the SM&AR shed in 1903. The SM&AR shed was closed by the Western Region of British Railways in 1958 and was demolished soon afterwards. The LSWR depot was in the Southern Region and survived until June 1962.
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According to the Office of Rail Regulation Statistics on Rail Trends, during 2019 to 2020, 1,152,576 exits and entries were made at Andover rail station, making it the 15th most used rail station in the county of
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Swindon on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway. This platform still has tracks, as it is still used for military purposes to link with the depot in Ludgershall. Beyond this are disused sidings.
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The station was opened on 3 July 1854, and was previously known as Andover Junction, as it stood at the junction of the Exeter-London line and the now-defunct
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The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present
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in September 1964, three years after passenger trains had been withdrawn from the M&SWJR line.
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Station on navigable O.S. map. Station is northerly one near hospital.
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was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by
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