Initially, 1,500 people were brought to the site, via the railway link.
This service ended when the railway link was completed in 1875.
With the growing coal industry came the need for a railway link.
The railway link will be more than 1.5 kilometres long.
As a result they called for a railway link.
A railway link came to be essential for a seaside resort.
Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railway link to France.
The railway link was thought of as key to the western suburbs.
The building of railway links made Bournemouth much easier to get to and more people began to visit the town.
Further railway links go south, the most southern point being Wau.