Staines railway station
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| Staines | |
| Location | |
| Place | Staines |
| Local authority | Spelthorne |
| Grid reference | TQ042714 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SNS |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 2.023 million |
| 2005/06 * |  2.097 million |
| 2006/07 * | 2.250 million |
| 2007/08 * | 2.630 million |
| 2008/09 * | 2.766 million |
| 2009/10 * |  2.717 million |
| History | |
| Opened 22 August 1848 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Staines from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Staines railway station is in Staines, Surrey. South West Trains manage it and provide all services which are down to Reading, Windsor & Eton Riverside and Weybridge and up to London Waterloo.
The station was opened by the London and Windsor Railway on 22 August 1848.[1] It had a third, bay, platform which has been removed to accommodate the car park. The old railway track still can be seen leading towards the car park.
The station has had several names: Staines Central, Staines Junction, Staines Old and Staines.[2]
The 950 Thorpe Park Express bus link runs between the station and nearby Thorpe Park.
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[edit] Refurbishment
A refurbishment of the station was completed in November 2008 with ticket barriers on both platforms, a renovated ticket office with a SHERE ticket machine, and wheelchair access to both platforms.
[edit] Platforms
This station has two platforms.
- Platform 1 - Trains to London Waterloo.
- Platform 2 - Trains to Windsor & Eton Riverside, Weybridge and Reading.
[edit] Service
The typical off-peak service at the station in trains per hour:
- 6 to London Waterloo
- 2 to Windsor & Eton Riverside
- 2 to Weybridge
- 2 to Reading
[edit] AirTrack Proposal
As part of the Heathrow Airtrack scheme, which proposes the development of a direct rail service from Heathrow Airport through south-west London to Waterloo, BAA has proposed that the existing Heathrow Express service be extended from Heathrow Terminal 5 and run south to terminate at Staines. This would then provide a direct express rail service from Staines to Paddington via the airport.[3]
The original proposals for the AirTrack link[4] included a new station, to be called Staines High Street railway station, to be built between the existing Staines and Wraysbury railway stations near to the site of a former station of the same name. However the plans for this new station have been dropped from the revised proposals in the second public consultation, published on 20 October 2008.[3]
It has since been announced that the scheme will not go ahead due to a lack of government funding.
[edit] References
- ^ The Times, Thursday 24 August 1848
- ^ Brown, Joe (2006). London Railway Atlas. ISBN 978-0-7110-3137-1. - pp.37
- ^ a b "Improving public transport access to Heathrow Airport - Consultation brochure 2" (pdf). BAA Heathrow Airport. October 2008. http://www.heathrowairport.com/assets/Internet/Heathrow/Heathrow%20downloads/Static%20files/HeathrowAirtrack_Consultation2.pdf. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Improving public transport access to Heathrow Airport, Consultation brochure 1" (pdf) (Press release). BAA Heathrow Airport. February 2008. http://www.heathrowairport.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/LHR_airtracknew_Brochure.pdf. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Staines railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°25′55″N 0°30′11″W / 51.432°N 0.503°W
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