Fulwell railway station

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Fulwell
Location
Place Fulwell
Local authority Richmond
Operations
Station code FLW
Managed by South West Trains
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.254 million
2005/06 * 0.246 million
Transport for London
Zone 6
History
Key dates Opened 1 November 1864
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Fulwell from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
Portal:Fulwell railway station
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Fulwell railway station, on the Shepperton branch line, is at Fulwell in the Richmond on Thames. It in Travelcard Zone 6. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.

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[edit] History

The Shepperton Branch, or Thames Valley Line, opened on 1 November 1864, accessed from the Strawberry Hill direction only. The curve from Fulwell to Teddington opened to freight on 1 July 1894 and first carried passengers on 1 June 1901. The Kingston loop and Shepperton branch were electrified on 1 January 1916. Since then nearly all Shepperton branch services have been routed via Kingston Upon Thames.

[edit] Services

The off-peak service is two trains an hour to London Waterloo via Kingston and two trains an hour to Shepperton. On Sundays there is one train an hour each way.

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Teddington   South West Trains   Hampton
Strawberry Hill   South West Trains
Shepperton Branch Line
(Restricted service)
 

[edit] References

  • Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith (1990). London Suburban Railways: Kingston and Hounslow Loops. Middleton Press. 

[edit] External links