Weybridge railway station is near the established midpoint of
Weybridge
Weybridge () is a town in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England, around southwest of central London. The settlement is recorded as ''Waigebrugge'' and ''Weibrugge'' in the 7th century and the name derives from a crossing point of the ...
in
Surrey,
England
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and south of its town centre. It is on 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 ...
and operated by
South Western Railway.
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 on the main line. The
Chertsey branch line diverges from the main line here and runs to .
History
The station was opened by 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 ...
on 21 May 1838. The line is set in a deep
cutting
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at this point: the main station buildings are at street level on the Up side of the station and are linked to the platforms by stairs and a footbridge. Up and Down platforms serve the slow lines; there is a
bay platform on the up side, from which trains operate on the
Chertsey or Weybridge Branch of the
Waterloo to Reading Line. Stops on this line include the main towns and villages of
Runnymede
Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey, and just over west of central London. It is notable for its association with the sealing of Magna Carta, and as a consequence is, with its adjoining ...
and it gives Weybridge's longer route to Waterloo via
Staines. This service can also be used to provide a cheaper and quicker route to the
Great Western Main Line, by changing at Virginia Water for the service to
Reading
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For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling ...
from Waterloo, for passengers on or by the South West Main Line but not near 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.
...
.
Service
South Western Railway operate northbound services to
London Waterloo, via
Surbiton or
Chertsey
Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, south-west of central London. It grew up round Chertsey Abbey, founded in 666 CE, and gained a market charter from Henry I. A bridge across the River Thames first appeared in t ...
, inner suburban southbound services to
Woking and outer suburban services to
Basingstoke.
The typical off-peak Monday to Friday service is:
Platform 1
* 2tph to
London Waterloo via
Staines and
Hounslow
Hounslow () is a large suburban district of West London, west-southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hounslow, and is identified in the London Plan as one of the 12 metropolitan centres in ...
Platform 2
* 4tph to London Waterloo via
Surbiton (2 fast, 2 semi-fast)
Platform 3
* 2tph to
Basingstoke via
Woking and
Farnborough
* 2tph to Woking
Amenities and immediate surroundings
A pub with large car park, nightclub and
Saint George's Hill
St George's Hill is a private gated community in Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom. The estate has golf and tennis clubs, as well as approximately 420 houses. Land ownership is divided between homes with gardens, belonging to home owners, and t ...
adjoin the north and east of the station respectively. The business estate, museum of
Brooklands
Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1907 and was the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circuit as well as one of Britain's first airfie ...
and
Brooklands College adjoin the other sides. The station is close to the approximate midpoint of the medieval
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
boundaries of Weybridge.
Bus routes 436, 515 and the Cobham Chatterbus serve the station.
Notes
References
External links
Notes including photographs
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Railway stations in Surrey
DfT Category C2 stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838
Former London and South Western Railway stations
Railway stations served by South Western Railway
Weybridge, Surrey