This year marks the 200th anniversary of modern railway and Petersfield will mark its own significant milestone.

Petersfield train station is turning 166, and Hampshire Community Rail Partnership and partners have announced that planning is underway for celebrations later this year.

The station first opened on January 1, 1859 and lines used to run to Midhurst until 1955 and one branched into a coal yard. Buildings from that time are still standing and are still used at the station today!

To mark the announcement, Cllr Anne Stephenson met representatives from South Western Railway and the Hampshire Community Rail Partnership today (Friday, April 4).

According to RailwayData, Petersfield had 1,118,506 entries and exits, making it the 455th most used, out of 2,581 stations in the UK. Daily average of passengers at the station is estimated to be around 3,860 passengers.