Hinchley Wood railway station

Hinchley Wood
Location
Place Hinchley Wood
Local authority Elmbridge
Operations
Station code HYW
Managed by South West Trains
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *   0.261 million
2005/06 * 0.263 million
2006/07 * 0.284 million
2007/08 * 0.328 million
2008/09 * 0.331 million
2009/10 * 0.317 million
History
Opened 20 October 1930 (20 October 1930)
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* Annual estimated 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. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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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 14 miles, 4chains (14.05 mi (22.61 km)) from Waterloo, at , grid reference TQ156653.

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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 and a waiting room (which is only open when the station is staffed). The Station is staffed from Monday to Friday between 06:30 and 11:00 and covered by Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) at all times. There is a Help Point next to the Ticket Machine. The electronic boards present advise customers of incoming trains in both directions. This Railway Station is not covered by the London Travel Card Zones, although the buses running near the Station are.

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 Electrification as far as Claygate came in 1916, but the electric service was withdrawn during World War I, to be reinstituted along the full route from 12 July 1925 [1].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.

Services

South West Trains operate all the services on the New Guildford Line and all trains that stop at Hinchley Wood station. In the inbound direction, trains service the station every thirty minutes during both peak and off-peak hours. Local trains run at all times to London Waterloo, calling at Surbiton and running fast to Wimbledon, after that calling at all stations apart from Queenstown Road[1] fast trains supplement these services during peak hours, skipping stations between Surbiton and London Waterloo. Local trains take 33 minutes to reach London Waterloo at an average of 25.55 mph (41.12 km/h) whilst fast trains take approximately 25 minutes at 33.72 mph (54.27 km/h).[1]

In the outbound direction, trains serve Hinchley Wood station every thirty minutes, calling at all stops on their way to Guildford, taking 31 minutes to do so averaging 31.45 mph (50.61 km/h).[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c New Guildford Line timetable South West Trains Retrieved 2009-05-28

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Surbiton   South West Trains
Waterloo-Guildford via Cobham		   Claygate