St Margarets railway station, in the
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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in south-west
London
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, is in
Travelcard Zone 4
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. It was opened by the
London & South Western Railway
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on 2 October 1876
on the existing line from
Waterloo to
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. It is a minor stop, down the line from Waterloo.
The station and all trains serving it are operated by
South Western Railway. The station entrance is at the east end, nearer to London. The station is sometimes shown as St Margarets (London) to differentiate it from
the station of the same name in Hertfordshire.
Services
The typical off-peak service of eight trains per hour all terminating at Waterloo comprises:
*4 direct via
Richmond
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and
Clapham Junction
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*2 circuitously via
Kingston and
Wimbledon
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* ...
*2 circuitously via
Hounslow
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.
Its trains towards London call at platform 1; almost all call at all stations to Waterloo (nationally known as stopping services). This island platform also faces the fast London-bound track as platform 2 (disused for getting off/boarding). Other trains call at the outbound platform (Platform 3).
Public transport and footways to all-services station
The station is a short bus journey to major stop
Twickenham railway station
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from the end of its street. South of the tracks a parallel street has pavements to both sides to the same station, less circuitously.
References
External links
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Railway stations in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Former London and South Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1876
Railway stations served by South Western Railway
Twickenham
St Margarets, London