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Location notes
A railway station between Basingstoke and Winchester and just off the A303, It is on the main line northbound from Southampton towards Basingstoke.
Railway type and traffic
It is a very busy main line, the majority of traffic is SW Trains EMU sets, with Cross Country Voyagers running an hourly service too.
There are regular Freightliner trains in and out of Southampton, also Car Carriers to the docks too. Occasional light engine movements and a few engineering trains too. Mostly Class 66s on the freights, but the odd Class 70 too. Other classes turn up, including 73s and 37s.
There are regular Freightliner trains in and out of Southampton, also Car Carriers to the docks too. Occasional light engine movements and a few engineering trains too. Mostly Class 66s on the freights, but the odd Class 70 too. Other classes turn up, including 73s and 37s.
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RTT Link Micheldever Station
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Environment
Micheldever Station is a quiet little village, the station itself is also very quiet outside the rush hours, it has CCTV so is fairly secure.
Road directions
From the M3, Junction 7 northbound or 8 southbound:
Take the A30 then A303 south and from the A303 follow the signposted route to the station.
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Micheldever Station map co-ordinates
Take the A30 then A303 south and from the A303 follow the signposted route to the station.
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Micheldever Station map co-ordinates
Parking
The station car park is secure, however it costs £3.50 per day.
Public transport
It has an hourly service by train from Waterloo or Portsmouth/Southampton.
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Amenities
No toilets on the station, but there is a good pub/restaurant over the road.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Micheldever Station
Streetmap links
Micheldever Station general view map
Micheldever Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Micheldever Station
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Micheldever Station
Googly map
Micheldever Station general view map
Micheldever Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Micheldever Station
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Photographic notes
The station is totally open, so you can get shots of both running lines from many different viewpoints.
To the east of the station is a yard. This is rarely used but does from time to time get used for long term storage or temporary holding of failures.
To the east of the station is a yard. This is rarely used but does from time to time get used for long term storage or temporary holding of failures.
General views - All photographs © Clive Möuntney unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking south
A portrait shot to avoid a track level cabin
Fig 4 - Looking south
From the car park. The track cabin is on the left of this view.
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
