Branksome railway station
Branksome railway station serves the Branksome and Branksome Park areas of Poole in Dorset, England. It is on the South West Main Line, 110 miles 51 chains down the line from London Waterloo.Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Branksome, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Branksome Railway Station”, “Branksome Station”, and “BSM”
- Postal code: BH12 1DF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Aldhelm’s Church, Poole and Alexandra Park.
St Aldhelm’s Church, Poole
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Aldhelm's Church is a Grade II* listed Gothic Revival Anglican church in the Branksome area of Poole, Dorset, England. It is dedicated to Saint Aldhelm, the abbot of Malmesbury Abbey who became first Bishop of Sherborne in the early 8th century. St Aldhelm’s Church, Poole is situated 490 feet south of Branksome railway station.
Alexandra Park
Park
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alexandra Park is a small public open space set within the densely urbanised area of Parkstone in Poole, on the south coast of England. Its former bowling green and pavilion was home to Alexandra Park Lawn Bowls Club, established in the 1920s. Alexandra Park is situated 3,100 feet west of Branksome railway station.
Westbourne Library
Library
Photo: JuliaC2006, CC BY 2.0.
Westbourne Library is situated 1 mile southeast of Branksome railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Branksome and Penn Hill.
Branksome
Suburb
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Branksome is a suburb of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The area consists of residential properties and also a number of commercial and industrial areas.
Penn Hill
Suburb
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penn Hill is a suburb and electoral ward of Poole in Dorset, England, bordering on Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks, Lilliput and Parkstone. It is effectively part of Parkstone.
Westbourne
Suburb
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westbourne is a residential and shopping area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It is located in between Branksome, Poole and the centre of Bournemouth, just off the A338.
Branksome railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.72703° or 50° 43′ 37″ northLongitude
-1.91937° or 1° 55′ 10″ westElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Operator
South Western RailwayNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“BSM”Open location code
9C2WP3GJ+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 19404891OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Branksome railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Branksome”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة برانكسوم”
- French: “Branksome”
- French: “gare de Branksome”
- Urdu: “برینکسوم ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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