Swanwick railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Park Gate, Fareham England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU517087 | ||||
| Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SNW | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2 September 1889 | ||||
| Original company | London and South Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.619 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.161 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.418 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.485 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.504 million | ||||
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Swanwick railway station is a railway station in Fareham, Hampshire, England. Despite its name, it is actually located in Park Gate, one mile south of Swanwick.
The station opened on 2 September 1889, and was specially built for the local strawberry industry. For a short time each year, it was one of the busiest stations in the country. The station is near a small industrial estate between the residential areas of Locks Heath and Whiteley.