Sunbury railway station serves the town of Sunbury-on-Thames, in the Spelthorne district of Surrey, England. It is down the line from . The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

History

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. A second scheme (abandoned 1862) intended it to extend to the

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bank of the

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east of

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to serve the established town of

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. The curve linking Fulwell and Teddington initially opened to freight on 1 July 1894 and then carried passengers on 1 June 1901 as the replacement principal route. The line was

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on 30 January 1916.

Services

The typical weekday hourly service at the station is: *2 trains to London Waterloo via Kingston and

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*2 trains from London Waterloo by that route. Monday to Friday, four additional early morning rush-hour trains to Waterloo are routed via

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and Richmond. Three additional evening rush-hour trains from Waterloo arrive via that route. The Saturday service is as on other weekdays without the extra services routed via Twickenham. On Sundays the service is hourly.National Rail Timetables for Shepperton Station
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Connections

London bus routes 216 and 235, and local bus routes 555 and 557, all serve the station.

Notes and references

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External links

{{Transport in Surrey Railway stations in Surrey Former London and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Railway stations served by South Western Railway Sunbury-on-Thames