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Fleet railway station

Fleet railway station serves the town of Fleet, in Hampshire, England. It is a stop on the South West Main Line, which has four tracks through the station. There are two platforms on the outer pair of tracks: platform 1 is for trains to London Waterloo and platform 2 for Basingstoke and Portsmouth Harbour; the centre pair of tracks have no platforms and are used by through-services.

History
The railway line through Fleet was built by the London & Southampton Railway, which was renamed the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1839; the section between and opening on 24 September 1838, but at that time, Fleet did not have a railway station. A station, originally named Fleet Pond (after Fleet Pond) was opened in May 1847. The first station was built on the west side of Minley Road, it was renamed Fleet on 1 July 1869. In 1904 a new larger station was built on the east side when the line was increased to four tracks. The buildings were rebuilt in 1969. , work was under way to replace the station buildings and deck the southern car park to provide an extra 150 spaces. The new station building and footbridge were opened in July 2014, with the former lattice footbridge removed overnight on 23/24 July. ==Services==
Services
South Western Railway operates all services at Fleet. The typical off-peak service per hour is: • Two trains each way between Basingstoke and London Waterloo; • One train each way between Portsmouth Harbour and London Waterloo. ==Incidents==
Incidents
In May 2010, the body of a newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a rubbish bin at the station. A murder investigation was opened based upon the baby's injuries. In October 2010, the baby's then 16-year-old mother was found guilty of infanticide. == Notes ==
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