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Sandhurst railway station, known by National Rail as Sandhurst (Berks),
is a railway station in the town of
Sandhurst in
Berkshire,
England
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. The station is managed by
Great Western Railway, who operate services on the
North Downs Line
The North Downs Line is a passenger-train line connecting Reading, on the Great Western Main Line, to Redhill and , along the Brighton Main Line, linking many centres of population in that part of the North Downs which it traverses en route.
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from
Reading
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to
Guildford,
Redhill and
Gatwick Airport
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. The station is south east of
Reading
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.
Sandhurst Station has two platforms: Platform 1 for services towards Gatwick Airport and Platform 2 for services towards Reading. The station is unstaffed and has an enquiries and emergencies telephone situated at the bottom of Platform 1. The station uses LED-based live departure boards and audio announcements for reporting arrivals and delays to commuters. , the station has neither a ticket office nor a ticket machine; tickets therefore have to be purchased on a train.
History
A temporary station on this site existed between 1852 and 1853 but it was not until 1909 that the station opened permanently as 'Sandhurst Halt'. In around 1918, there were proposals to site a replacement station and goods yard a 1/4 of a mile northwards along the route, but seemingly, these never came to fruition.
Services
Sandhurst is served by trains approximately every 60 minutes in each direction Monday to Saturday, and every two hours on Sundays.
There are additional trains during peak periods on weekdays. Most trains operate between Reading and Redhill via
Guildford, though certain trains either terminate at or are extended to/from (all services run through to the airport on Sundays).
[GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 148 (Network Rail)]
See also
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Bendigo (formerly Sandhurst) railway station, Australia
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Sandhurst Road railway station, India
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References
External links
Live departure board feed
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Railway stations in Berkshire
DfT Category F1 stations
Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1853
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1909
Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
Sandhurst, Berkshire
1852 establishments in England