Worplesdon railway station

Worplesdon railway station is a railway station in the Woking district of Surrey, England. The station is located between and stations on the Portsmouth Direct Line, down the line from.

History

The station opened in 1883, surrounded by open heath and farmland. Some nearby land has subsequently been developed and the station is currently situated in an area of affluent low-density housing. When it opened it was served by ten trains southbound towards Guildford, and nine trains northbound towards London.
In Autumn 2016, the station's signage was changed to Tarrytown during filming for The Commuter.

Location

Despite its name, the station is not located in Worplesdon village, which is approximately to the southwest. The nearest village to the station is Mayford, located approximately north-northeast of the station.

Passenger volume

Despite its rural location, the station consistently sees usage of over 100,000 entries/exits per year, being a commuter station for those in the surrounding areas.

	2002–03	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23
Entries and exits	115,763	138,003	145,106	159,092	191,359	195,086	209,166	211,216	214,336	211,556	211,414	209,504	210,012	212,282	203,286	210,180	188,300	37,652	100,692	108,916

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

On Mondays to Fridays, there is typically an hourly service in each direction, to and. Sunday services began at this station at the start of 2020, with one train per hour on the Guildford - Waterloo suburban service calling here.
The ticket office is only open during the morning peak on weekdays; there is a self-service ticket machine for purchase of tickets at other times. The station has a car park and cycle rack.