From Wikipedia : Bournemouth railway station serves the seaside town of Bournemouth, in Dorset, England. It was known previously as Bournemouth East (1885 to 1899) and then Bournemouth Central (1899 to 1967). It is managed by South Western Railway, and it has long been treated as an obligatory principal stop on the South West Main Line between London Waterloo and Weymouth. The station also is served by CrossCountry services via Reading and Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly. It is 108 miles 2 chains (173.8 km) measured from London Waterloo and is situated between Pokesdown and Branksome.