Hinchley Wood railway station
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| Hinchley Wood | |||
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| Place | Hinchley Wood | ||
| Local authority | Elmbridge | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | HYW | ||
| Managed by | South West Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.261 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.262 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 20 October 1930 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hinchley Wood from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Hinchley Wood railway station is a railway station located in the village of Hinchley Wood, in the Elmbridge district of Surrey in South East England, United Kingdom.
The station is located a hundred yards from the village and 14m 4ch from Waterloo, at , grid reference TQ156653.
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[edit] Design
The station is of an island construction with entrance footbridges from either side of the line. The building construction differs markedly from the older stations further down the line such as Claygate, the next station. Both tracks curve away in opposite directions at the station due to the Flying junction to the north at Surbiton.
There is a modern ticket machine, waiting room and male/female toilets. The station is also covered by Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) due to the lack of staffing. The electronic boards present advise customers of incoming trains in both directions.
[edit] History
The station was opened in 20 October 1930 at the intersection of the Kingston Bypass, then the A3 London-Portsmouth Road and approximately half a mile south of Hampton Court Junction where the line joins the main London Waterloo line. The station is located between Surbiton and Claygate. The line itself was opened much earlier on 2 February 1885. Electrification as far as Claygate came in 1916, but the electric service was withdrawn during World War I, to be reinstituted along the full route from 12 July 1925 [1].
The operators of the line have been London and Southwestern Railway (LSWR), Southern Railway (SR), British Railways (BR) - latterly British Rail (Southern Region) and currently Network Rail with services franchised to South West Trains.
[edit] Services
South West Trains operate the services on the line, and there are trains every 30 minutes in each direction. Northbound trains to London Waterloo call at all stations to Surbiton, then run fast to Wimbledon and calling at all stations after than apart from Queenstown Road. Southbound trains run to Guildford and stop at all stations on the way.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Hinchley Wood railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Surbiton | South West Trains Waterloo-Guildford via Cobham |
Claygate | ||
