Milford railway station is a

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serving the village of Milford in the English county of

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. It is a stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line, from . The station has two side platforms flanking a pair of tracks, with step free access to both platforms. The platforms are linked by a publicly accessible footbridge and an adjoining

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controlled by safety barriers. There is a ticket office, staffed during weekday mornings only, on the northbound platform, and ticket machines are available at all times the station is open. The station car park has 136 spaces. The station has the same name as the fictional station in the film ''

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'' (1945) starring

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and

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, although the scenes were filmed at Carnforth station in Lancashire.

Services

All services at Milford are operated by

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using and

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, excluding the singular evening service, terminating at

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, operated by a Class 458 — 2P71. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to The station is also served by a single evening service to . On Sundays, the service to Haslemere extends to .

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