Hampton Court railway station

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Hampton Court

Location

Place

East Molesey

Local authority

Elmbridge

Operations

Station code

HMC

Managed by

South West Trains

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.855 million

2005/06 *

0.828 million

Transport for London

Zone

History

Key dates

Opened 1 February 1849

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 Hampton Court from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

UK Railways Portal

Hampton Court railway station is a railway station in the Elmbridge district of Surrey, located in East Molesey by Hampton Court Bridge.

The station also serves Hampton Court Palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and for the purposes of fare charging it is included in Travelcard Zone 6 despite being beyond the Greater London boundary; the station lies just across the River Thames from Hampton Court Park. The line is also used for the yearly Hampton Court Flower Show in July and other event such as the Hampton Court Music Festival and a "Country affair"(2006)

It is the terminus of a short branch line, the Hampton Court Branch Line, with a junction on the South Western Main Line west of Surbiton. The only other station on the branch is Thames Ditton. The branch was opened on 1 February 1849 and today it is operated by South West Trains using the 455 Class fleet.

[edit] Services

Services from the station to destinations served are very frequent throughout the whole day, with weekend services running at a similar frequency. Almost all of the services either start or terminate at London Waterloo.

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

2 trains per hour to London Waterloo via Wimbledon
2 trains per hour from London Waterloo via Wimbledon terminating at the station

Trains take 35 minutes for the 13.3 miles (21km) from there.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Thames Ditton		South West Trains Hampton Court Branch		Terminus

[edit] Infrastructure

Trains use both faces of the former Down platform. The station buildings, in "Jacobean" style, have ornately-decorated windows and doors. The branch has speed restrictions of 40mph on the Up line and 45 mph on the Down.

There are plans to refurbish the station and the "Jolly Boatman" site, these involve making a larger, more modern building with shops and restaurants, dates for the refurbishment are unknown due to awaiting planning permission.

There were new ticket machines installed at all South West Trains stations including Hampton Court, with these you can use Cash and Debit/Credit Cards to purchase tickets to any destination within British Rail. Tickets should be purchased using them rather than "Permit-to-travel" machines.