Hampton Wick railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south-west

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. The suburb of

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is on the opposite bank of the

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from

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and lies at the eastern end of

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Park. It is down the line from . The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

History

The original station was opened by the

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on 1 July 1863: it was reconstructed in 1969. Platforms are above the street level ticket office. The ticket office is only open at peak times but tickets can be bought at other times from a ticket machine. The station is usually unstaffed. The journey time to

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is 30 minutes (via Wimbledon) or slightly longer via

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Accidents and incidents

*On 6 August 1888, a light engine and a passenger train were in a head-on collision due to a signalman's error. Four people were killed and fifteen were injured. On 18 June 1930 a baby boy was found in the First Class carriage of a train travelling from Waterloo by Mr Paul Broome, the railway guard. The baby was found with a note which indicated whoever left him contemplated suicide. The baby was taken to Kingston Hospital. CID investigated the issue but whoever left the baby was never found.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station in train per hours is: * 6 to

, of which: ** 4 run via Wimbledon ** 2 run via

* 2 to The station features in the music video for

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Connections

London Buses routes

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, 285 and

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serve the station.

References

External links

{{SWT Stations, Kingston=y, IL None=y, Main line None=y Former London and South Western Railway stations Hampton Wick Railway stations in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations served by South Western Railway