Byfleet & New Haw railway station is on the London to Woking line, operated by South Western Railway. The station is at the northern edge of

Byfleet Byfleet is a village in Surrey, England. It is located in the far east of the borough of Woking, around east of West Byfleet, from which it is separated by the M25 motorway and the Wey Navigation. The village is of medieval origin. Its win ...

with the village of

New Haw New Haw is a village which is part of the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England. It is located approximately south of Addlestone and southwest by west of London. Geography New Haw borders Byfleet, Addlestone, Weybridge, Ottershaw, West Byf ...

immediately to the north and the M25 motorway within to the west. It is in the county of Surrey and from the

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business, industrial, museum and retail estate in the south west of

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. It is from Railways in the United Kingdom historically are measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to one mile. and is situated between and .

History

The station was designed by the architect

James Robb Scott James Robb Scott (11 February 1882 – 1965) was a Scottish architect who became the Chief Architect of the Southern Railway. He was born on 11 February 1882 in the Gorbals, Glasgow, the son of Andrew Robb Scott (architect) and Mary Fletcher. H ...

and opened on 10 July 1927 to cater for the increasing local population. The opening of the Vickers aircraft factory in 1911 led to Byfleet's population doubling in just ten years. Many new houses were built to accommodate the factory workers. West Weybridge station geograph-2635839-by-Ben-Brooksbank

West Weybridge station geograph-2635839-by-Ben-Brooksbank

The station was originally called "West Weybridge" and changed to its present name in June 1962. It is on a section of railway that forms part of the

South West Main Line The South West Main Line (SWML) is a 143-mile (230 km) major railway line between Waterloo station in central London and Weymouth on the south coast of England. A predominantly passenger line, it serves many commuter areas including south we ...

's original form, the

London and Southampton Railway The London and Southampton Railway was an early railway company between London and Southampton, in England. It opened in stages from 1838 to 1840 after a difficult construction period, but was commercially successful. On preparing to serve Por ...

, which was built in stages. The first stage opened in May 1838 and joined the London Terminus in Nine Elms with Woking Common, now Woking. Byfleet and New Haw Station is in close proximity to the historical

racetrack and aerodrome, which date back to 1907. The racetrack hosted the 1927 British Grand Prix a few months after the station opened.

Service

At off-peak times there are two trains per hour north and two trains per hour south. Currently the services to Woking are usually at 00 and 30 minutes past the hour and those to London at 10 and 40 minutes past the hour. The station has two platforms and is predominantly served by stopping trains on the Woking to

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via Surbiton service. At peak times there are three or four trains an hour to

. On Sundays and late evenings/early mornings there is an additional service to Waterloo via Staines. As Byfleet and New Haw is one of the earlier stops on the Waterloo line, passengers getting on here stand a very good chance of getting a seat. Access for disabled passengers is difficult as passengers travelling in either direction need to negotiate a long staircase. There is no wheelchair access. Byfleet & New Haw station, Up Slow geograph-3271998-by-Ben-Brooksbank

Byfleet & New Haw station, Up Slow geograph-3271998-by-Ben-Brooksbank

Ticket office and station staff

Byfleet and New Haw's ticket office is staffed on a part-time basis but has no platform staff. There is an automated ticket machine at the bottom of the first staircase.

Ticket Office Opening Hours

Refurbishment

In March 2013, work began to refurbish the booking hall, subway and stairwells at the station. Works were completed in August 2013.

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