Windsor and Eton Riverside railway station

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Windsor and Eton Riverside
Windsor & Eton Riverside Rail Station
Location
Place Windsor
Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead
Operations
Station code WNR
Managed by South West Trains
Platforms in use 2
Annual entry/exit 04/05 0.964 million **
History
Key dates Opened December 1849
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Windsor and Eton Riverside station is one of two stations in Windsor, Berkshire. It is served by trains from London Waterloo operated by South West Trains via its Windsor Branch. It is a terminal station situated on the banks of the River Thames, close by Windsor Castle. The station is 41 km (25¾ miles) west of London Waterloo.

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[edit] Station history

The original route from Staines was authorised in 1847 to the Windsor, Staines and South Western Railway; it was opened as far as Datchet, on the opposite side of Home Park from the town of Windsor, on 22 August 1848. Opposition from both Windsor Castle and Eton College delayed the completion of the line (there was similar opposition to the Great Western Railway line to Windsor Central), but eventually the Riverside station was opened on 1 December 1849.

The station building was designed by William Tite as a royal station. The frontage has stone facings, with a mullioned and transomed main window, gables and a multi-arch entrance. The main hall is decorative, and there is a spacious concourse leading to the three platform lines.

[edit] Service

There is usually a half-hourly service to London Waterloo seven days a week.

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[edit] External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Datchet   South West Trains
Windsor Line		   Terminus
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