Hinchley Wood railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Hinchley Wood

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manager = South West Trains
locale = Hinchley Wood
code = HYW
borough = Elmbridge
start = 20 October 1930
platforms = 2
usage0405 = 0.261
usage0506 = 0.263
usage0607 = 0.284Hinchley 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 coord|51.376|N|0.342|W|region:GB_type:railwaystation, gbmapping|TQ156653.

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.

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 Electrification as far as Claygate came in 1916, but the electric service was withdrawn during World War I, to be reinstituted along the full route from 12 July 1925 [http://www.emus.co.uk/zone/southern/southern2.htm] .

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.

ervices

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.

External links

* [http://elmbridgemuseum.org.uk/?Document=300.060x1&
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* [http://historic-railway-buildings.fotopic.net/p13908838.html Image of Claygate station]
* [http://www.virtualportmeirion.com/network/ 1960s Network Map showing Hinchley Wood]

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