Bitterne
Bitterne Station
General information
Location	Bitterne, Southampton England
Grid reference	SU438133
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BTE
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	5 March 1866
Original company	Southampton and Netley Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Passengers
2018/19	85,280
2019/20	75,634
2020/21	19,646
2021/22	55,388
2022/23	65,298
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bitterne railway station is located in eastern Southampton, England. It is on the main Southampton to Portsmouth coastal line, and serves the suburbs of Bitterne, Bitterne Manor, Bitterne Park and Midanbury.

History

The station was opened in May 1866 as Bitterne Road railway station.^[1] The station itself is located a mile west of Bitterne village, although original plans for the railway line would have seen the railway pass right through the centre of the village.

The line was originally single-track between St Denys and Fareham, with Bitterne acting as a "crossing station", where trains travelling in opposite directions could pass one another. There were three crossing stations on this stretch, with Netley and Swanwick being the other two.^[2]

Services

South Western Railway operate all off-peak services at Bitterne using Class 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[3]

• 1 tph to Southampton Central
• 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea

The station is also served by a single early morning Southern service from London Victoria to Southampton Central on weekdays only.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Woolston		South Western Railway West Coastway Line		St Denys
		Southern West Coastway Line Limited Service