Hampton Court Branch Line

Hampton Court Branch Line via Thames Ditton
Overview
Type	Suburban rail, Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Greater London Surrey South East England
Operation
Opened	1849
Owner	Network Rail
Operator(s)	South West Trains
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge
Route map Legend Hampton Court Branch Line Legend 0m 00ch London Waterloo South Western Main Line Surbiton New Guildford Line SWML towards Weymouth 14m 01ch Thames Ditton River Mole 14m 76ch Hampton Courtfor London River Services

Hampton Court Branch Line
Legend 0m 00ch London Waterloo South Western Main Line Surbiton New Guildford Line SWML towards Weymouth 14m 01ch Thames Ditton River Mole 14m 76ch Hampton Courtfor London River Services

The Hampton Court Branch Line is a short branch line off the South Western Main Line. It has a through station at Thames Ditton and a terminus at Hampton Court. The line is electrified, using 750 V DC third rail.

History

The branch was inaugurated 1 February 1849, when Hampton Court railway station was opened. Originally carriages were hauled by horses to Kingston station (later replaced Surbiton) where they were attached to Southampton trains and taken to London.

Services

Train services are currently operated by South West Trains. There is a half-hourly direct service to London Waterloo which calls at all stations on the route except for Queenstown Road (Battersea).

Rolling stock

The line is served by the British Rail Class 455

See also

• South Western Main Line

Further reading

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. 

External links

• Ordnance Survey