Walton-on-Thames railway station

Walton-on-Thames
The southbound platform, looking towards London.
Location
Place	Walton-on-Thames
Local authority	Elmbridge
Coordinates	51.3728°N 0.4143°W / 51.3728; -0.4143
Operations
Station code	WAL
Managed by	South West Trains
Number of platforms	4 (2 in use)
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	1.897 million
2005/06 *	1.976 million
2006/07 *	2.177 million
2007/08 *	2.612 million
2008/09 *	2.640 million
2009/10 *	2.602 million
History
Opened 21 May 1838 (21 May 1838)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Walton-on-Thames from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Walton-on-Thames railway station (some signs in the station spell it Walton on Thames) serves the town of Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. The station is located in the Ashley Park area of the town. The station originally opened as Walton for Hersham.

Only the two outer platforms on the slow lines are currently used. The central island platform is disused and covered in weeds.

History

The station first operated in 1838, and was one of the first stations on the new South Western Main Line, between Weybridge and Ditton Marsh. The first services ran from Nine Elms to Woking Common (Now Woking).

The middle platforms were abandoned when slower services only used the outer tracks, leaving the inside tracks for non stop services to Woking.

New ticket gates and accessibility

Walton-on-Thames railway station was one of the stations selected by South West Trains to have new automatic ticket gates installed at all of the exits to the station. The automatic ticket gates on both platforms were installed and in operation on 25 June 2009. There were also smartcard validators installed, intended (in the future) for use when the barriers are unattended and open.

Ramps were installed on 31 October 2009, making both platforms accessible from street level. Access from the Ashley Park / ticket office side of the station to the Burwood Park side however still requires use of a subway with steps or a considerable detour by road.

Services

Services from Walton-on-Thames are split into rush hour (Monday - Friday, early mornings and evenings), off peak (Monday - Friday, Saturday) and Sunday:

Rush Hour

• 4tph to London Waterloo, stopping to Surbiton then, non stop to London Waterloo.

• 2tph to Woking, stopping service
• 2tph to Guildford, stopping service

Rush hour services to London Waterloo only operate in the morning, and services to Woking and Guildford operate in the evening rush hour.

Off Peak

• 2tph to London Waterloo, stopping service
• 1tph to London Waterloo, semi fast, calling at Surbiton, then London Waterloo
• 1tph to London Waterloo, semi fast, calling at Surbiton, Clapham Junction and London Waterloo

• 2tph to Woking, stopping service
• 2tph to Basingstoke, semi fast to Woking then stopping to Basingstoke

There is also one direct train to Portsmouth Harbour via Basingstoke per day, Mon - Sat, in the early morning before rush hour.

Sundays

• 2tph to London Waterloo, stopping service
• 1tph to London Waterloo, semi fast

• 2tph to Guildford, stopping service
• 1tph to Woking, where the train divides to either Basingstoke or Alton

External links

• Train times and station information for Walton-on-Thames railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hersham		South West Trains Waterloo to Woking		Weybridge
Surbiton		South West Trains Waterloo to Basingstoke		Weybridge