Whitton railway station
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 Whitton
Location of Whitton in Greater London |
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| Location | Whitton |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Station code | WTN |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 5 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 1.063 million[1] |
| 2005–06 | 1.186 million[1] |
| 2006–07 | 1.827 million[1] |
| 2007–08 | 1.924 million[1] |
| 2008–09 | 2.192 million[1] |
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| 6 July 1930 | Opened |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′58″N 0°21′28″W / 51.4495°N 0.3578°W | |
Whitton railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. The ticket office is staffed 7 days a week during the day time. There are no ticket barriers or gates, but there are two Oyster card readers near the ticket office. The platforms have recently (Feb 2012) been extended from 8 coach length to 10 coach length, although the eastern ends are not in use, as the longest trains are 8 coaches. A coffee shop opened during 2007 on the London bound platform 1, but closed in 2009, although another named Café Elite opened in 2011.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 6tph (trains per hour) to London Waterloo, of which:
- 4 run via Richmond and Clapham Junction
- 2 of these are fast, calling at Twickenham, Richmond, Putney, Clapham Junction and Vauxhall.
- 2 call all stations (36 mins to Waterloo)
- 2 run via Hounslow and Brentford calling all stations, and taking 50mins to Waterloo
- 4 run via Richmond and Clapham Junction
- 2tph to Windsor and Eton Riverside,
- 2tph peak services to Waterloo, calling at Twickenham, Richmond and Clapham Junction,
- 2tph peak services to Reading.
On Sundays this is reduced to:
- 3tph to Waterloo, of which:
- 2 call at Twickenham, Richmond, Putney, Clapham Junction and Vauxhall,
- 1 calls at all stations via Richmond
- 2tph to Windsor & Eton Riverside
- 1tph to Reading.
The service is normally provided by class 450/5 electric trains and class 458 trains.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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| Twickenham | South West Trains Waterloo to Reading Line |
Feltham | ||
| South West Trains Hounslow Loop Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
Hounslow | |||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Whitton railway station |
- Train times and station information for Whitton railway station from National Rail
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