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Travellers pitch up in Eastleigh train station car park Travellers pitch up in Eastleigh train station car park
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A group of travellers has pitched up in a large area of the public car park at Eastleigh train station. A group of travellers pitched up in a large area of the public car park at Eastleigh train station.
More than a dozen caravans and motorhomes, along with many other vehicles, arrived on Sunday.More than a dozen caravans and motorhomes, along with many other vehicles, arrived on Sunday.
It means there are only a few car parking spaces available for rail passengers. It meant there were only a few car parking spaces available for rail passengers on Monday morning but by 13:00 BST the group had moved on.
South Western Railway said holders of season tickets for the Eastleigh car park could use them at Southampton Airport Parkway instead. South Western Railway said car park season tickets holders could use Southampton Airport Parkway instead.
Hampshire Police has been on the site, but it is understood they are not able to move the group on without a court order being obtained. In a statement, Eastleigh Borough Council said it was aware of "an unauthorised encampment on an area of private land at Eastleigh railway station owned by Network Rail".
In a statement, Eastleigh Borough Council said: "The council is aware of an unauthorised encampment on an area of private land at Eastleigh railway station owned by Network Rail. It said council officers had been liaising with the land owner.
"Council officers are liaising with the land owner and are continuing to monitor the situation."
The BBC has approached Friends, Families and Travellers, a national charity that works on behalf of all gypsies, travellers and Roma for comment.The BBC has approached Friends, Families and Travellers, a national charity that works on behalf of all gypsies, travellers and Roma for comment.