Christchurch railway station
Christchurch railway station serves the town of Christchurch in Dorset, England. The station is a stop on the South West Main Line between London Waterloo and Weymouth.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Christchurch, England
- Also known as: “CHR”, “Christchurch Railway Station”, and “Christchurch Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stocks and Christchurch Castle.
Stocks
Stocks are a feet restraining device that were used as a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation. The use of stocks is seen as early as Classical Athens, where they are described as being in use in Solon's law code. Stocks is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Christchurch railway station.Christchurch Castle
Christchurch Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle in Christchurch, Dorset, England. The earliest stonework has been dated to 1160. The castle's site is inside the old Saxon burh dominating the River Avon's lowest crossing. Christchurch Castle is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Christchurch railway station.Red House Museum and Gardens
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wick and Iford.
Wick
Village
Wick is a village on the south bank of the River Stour in Dorset, England, just short of the Stour's entry into Christchurch Harbour. Along with the nearby village of Tuckton, it originally formed a tithing in the Hundred of Christchurch, before becoming part of the Civil Parish of Southbourne in 1894.
Iford
Suburb
Iford is a suburb of Bournemouth, situated in the eastern part of the borough. It is also known as a bridging point over the River Stour, connecting Bournemouth with Christchurch. The parish church of St Saviour's was built in 1935–36.
Southbourne
Suburb
Southbourne is a suburb of Bournemouth, in the unitary authority area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.
Christchurch railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73837° or 50° 44′ 18″ north
Longitude
-1.78473° or 1° 47′ 5″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
South Western Railway
Network
Abbreviation
“CHR”
Open location code
9C2WP6Q8+84
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Christchurch railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Christchurch”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة كريستشورتش”
- French: “Christchurch”
- French: “gare de Christchurch”
- Urdu: “کرائسٹ چرچ ریلوے اسٹیشن (انگلینڈ)”
- Urdu: “کرائسٹ چرچ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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