- Staines railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Staines
manager =South West Trains
locale =Staines
borough =Spelthorne
code = SNS
usage0405 = 2.023
usage0506 = 2.097
usage0607 = 2.25
platforms = 2
start =22 August 1848 Staines railway station is a railway station in
Staines ,Surrey . Destinations served include Reading, Windsor and Eton Riverside and Weybridge westbound, and London Waterloo eastbound.The station originally had three platforms, before being changed to two in order to accommodate a new station and car park. The old railway track still can be seen leading towards the car park.
The station has had several names: Staines Central, Staines Junction, Staines Old and Stainescite book | last=Brown | first=Joe | title=London Railway Atlas | date=2006 | id=ISBN 978-0-7110-3137-1 - pp.37] .
A bus link runs between the station and nearby
Thorpe Park . The theme park is also advertised on the station signage.Staines Station is currently going through major refurbishment which is due to be completed by October 2008.
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
*6tph (trains per hour) to London Waterloo
*2tph to Windsor and Eton Riverside
*2tph to Weybridge
*2tph to ReadingAirTrack Proposal
Main article:
Heathrow Airtrack Heathrow Airtrack is a proposed rail link from Terminal 5 to the rail network at Staines.
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