Addlestone railway station


Addlestone railway station serves the town of Addlestone, in the Runnymede District of Surrey, England. It is located on the Chertsey Branch Line and is managed by South [Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway].

History

The station was opened, along with the branch line, on 14 February 1848 by the London and [South Western Railway]. It became part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail.

Description

Addlestone comprises up and down platforms, both having brick buildings; the main building is on the down side. There is a level crossing with Station Road on the south side of the station.
Just under a mile south of the station, the line crosses the River Wey. Southbound trains approach Addlestone Junction and can either head westward towards Byfleet and [New Haw railway station|Byfleet and New Haw] or head eastward to terminate at Weybridge.

Services

All services at Addlestone are operated by South Western Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
  • 2 tph to via
  • 2 tph to.
On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction and trains run to and from instead of Weybridge.

Connections

Bus routes 431 and 461, both operated on behalf of Surrey County Council, stop outside the station.