Totton railway station
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Totton railway station is a railway station serving the town of Totton, west of Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...

, England
England
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.

The station is run by South West Trains
South West Trains
South West Trains is a British train operating company providing, under franchise, passenger rail services, mostly out of Waterloo station, to the southwest of London in the suburbs and in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, and Wiltshire and on the Isle of Wight...

 and is served by the stopping service to Poole
Poole railway station
thumb|right|Down stopping train in 1958Poole railway station is a railway station on the South Western Main Line serving the town of Poole in Dorset, England. The station is situated in the town centre next to Holes Bay...

. It was formerly the terminus of a local service from Romsey
Romsey railway station
Romsey railway station serves the town of Romsey in the county of Hampshire in England. It is located on the Wessex Main Line and is the junction station for the Eastleigh to Romsey Line.-History:...

 but this now terminates at Salisbury
Salisbury railway station
Salisbury is a railway station serving the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Located southwest of London Waterloo, the station is the crossing point of the West of England Main Line and the Wessex Main Line...

 and no longer calls at Totton.

The station was opened in 1859 under the name of Eling Junction, but was changed to Totton soon after opening. The now freight-only Fawley Branch Line leaves the main line a short distance west of the station.

The Station has two platforms:

Platform 1 heads east towards Southampton, with the next station being Redbridge
Redbridge railway station
Redbridge railway station is a small halt station in the Redbridge area of Southampton. The station is near to the end of the M271 where it meets the A33 Redbridge road....



Platform 2 heads west towards Brockenhurst, with the next station being Ashurst (New Forest) railway station.

Services

The station has a basic hourly off-peak service provided by the London Waterloo to stopping trains. This increases to half-hourly at peak times, when a few through trains to/from call. The Sunday service is also hourly in each direction.
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