Chilworth railway station
Chilworth | |
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Location | |
Place | Chilworth, Surrey |
Local authority | Guildford |
Grid reference | TQ031472 |
Operations | |
Station code | CHL |
Managed by | First Great Western |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2002/03 | 15,436 |
2004/05 | 17,627 |
2005/06 | 17,349 |
2006/07 | 16,669 |
2007/08 | 17,444 |
2008/09 | 20,706 |
2009/10 | 19,748 |
2010/11 | 20,430 |
2011/12 | 19,302 |
2012/13 | 21,016 |
History | |
Key dates | Opened 20 August 1849 |
Original company | Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway |
Pre-grouping | South Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chilworth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Chilworth railway station serves the village of Chilworth, Surrey, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by First Great Western. It is on the North Downs Line.
History
The Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway opened the station in 1849 as "Chilworth and Albury", although the village of Albury is over 1.2 miles (2 km) away.
British Railways destaffed the station in November 1967.
Services
The typical off-peak service on the North Downs Line (from December 2006) is one train every two hours between Reading and Redhill.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Shalford | First Great Western North Downs Line |
Gomshall |
Coordinates: 51°12′54″N 0°31′30″W / 51.215°N 0.525°W