Bookham railway station

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Bookham National Rail
Bookham
Location
Place Little Bookham
Local authority Mole Valley
Operations
Station code BKA
Managed by South West Trains
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *  0.160 million
2005/06 * increase0.165 million
2006/07 * increase0.186 million
2007/08 * increase0.249 million
2008/09 * increase0.279 million
2009/10 * increase0.280 million
History
Opened 1885 (1885)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bookham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
Bookham Station in 1962

Bookham railway station is situated in the village of Little Bookham in Surrey, England. It also serves the adjacent village of Great Bookham. The station is managed by South West Trains, who provide the majority of train services; Southern also provide some peak period services.

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[edit] History

Bookham railway station was opened on 2 February 1885; the line at the time was owned by the London and South Western Railway.[1][2]

[edit] Services

The typical service sees trains between London Waterloo and Guildford via Epsom every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday, operated by South West Trains. In addition to these, Southern operate a small number of services during the Monday to Friday morning and evening peak periods. These operate between London Bridge and Guildford via West Croydon and Epsom. South West Trains introduced an hourly service to London Waterloo via Epsom on Sundays from December 2007.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 39. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
  2. ^ 'Parishes: Great Bookham', A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3 (1911), pp. 326-35. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42976. Date accessed: 12 August 2007.

[edit] External links

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Leatherhead   South West Trains
Mole Valley Line
Bookham Branch
  Effingham Junction
Leatherhead   Southern
Peak periods only
  Effingham Junction

Coordinates: 51°17′20″N 0°23′02″W / 51.289°N 0.384°W / 51.289; -0.384


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