Pokesdown railway station
You can reach 39 stations directly from Pokesdown on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Brockenhurst, with 71 trains a day.
Pokesdown is the nearest station for postcodes in BH7, BH5, BH31. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Pokesdown
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockenhurst | 71 | 69 | 32 |
| Bournemouth | 71 | 69 | 32 |
| Christchurch | 71 | 69 | 32 |
| New Milton | 71 | 69 | 32 |
| Southampton Central | 68 | 68 | 32 |
| Southampton Airport Parkway | 48 | 52 | 30 |
| Winchester | 48 | 51 | 24 |
| Poole | 44 | 43 | 32 |
| Hinton Admiral | 50 | 41 | 31 |
| Sway | 50 | 41 | 31 |
| Totton | 47 | 41 | 18 |
| Ashurst New Forest | 44 | 38 | 17 |
| London Waterloo | 33 | 37 | 24 |
| Basingstoke | 34 | 36 | 24 |
| Clapham Junction | 30 | 35 | 24 |
| Dorchester South | 27 | 35 | 17 |
| Hamworthy | 27 | 35 | 17 |
| Weymouth | 27 | 35 | 17 |
| Wareham | 27 | 35 | 17 |
| Upwey | 27 | 34 | 17 |
| Wool | 21 | 26 | 17 |
| Moreton | 20 | 25 | 17 |
| Holton Heath | 15 | 21 | 0 |
| Eastleigh | 19 | 20 | 17 |
| Branksome | 23 | 18 | 20 |
| Parkstone | 23 | 18 | 20 |
| Shawford | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Beaulieu Road | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Woking | 12 | 9 | 24 |
| St Denys | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Micheldever | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Fleet | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Farnborough (Main) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Surbiton | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wimbledon | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brookwood | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hook | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Swaythling | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Walton-on-Thames | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| West Byfleet | 0 | 1 | 0 |
and 2 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Pokesdown is
377,104 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,020th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Pokesdown and London Waterloo than any other pair: 52,800 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 30 stations instead of 39, a drop of about 23%. Saturday runs to 42.
Nearest other stations
- Bournemouth 1.7 miles
- Christchurch 1.9 miles
- Branksome 4.1 miles
- Hinton Admiral 5.2 miles
- Parkstone 5.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Pokesdown, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Boscombe · 0.6 miles
- Bournemouth East original · 1.5 miles
- Meyrick Park Halt · 2.3 miles
- Bournemouth West · 3.0 miles
- Hurn · 3.3 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.