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General information
Location	Borough of Woking
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms	6
Other information
Station code	WOK
History
Original company	London and Southampton Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
21 May 1838	Station opened as Woking Common
c. 1843	Renamed Woking

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Woking railway station is a major stop in Woking, England, on the South Western Main Line used by many commuters. Woking station is served by a number of rail services including:

the Alton Line calling at stations to Alton
the Portsmouth Direct Line to Guildford and stations to Portsmouth
the South Western Main Line to Winchester, Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth and the south coast
the West of England Main Line to Salisbury, Dorset, Exeter and stations in South West England
Woking station also is the southern terminus for the Waterloo to Woking stopping service

Fast trains from Woking take approximately 26 minutes to reach Waterloo (some stop at Clapham Junction). Trains from the Alton Line take roughly 35 minutes, and the stopping service 50 minutes, to Waterloo.

A twice-hourly RailAir bus service runs between the terminus beside the station and Heathrow Airport, a journey of about 50 minutes.

The station's southern exterior is an art deco rounded-edge building in a mixture of concrete and stock brick courses. It features less uniformity and glass than the town centre side

History

The London and Southampton Railway (L&SR) was authorised on 25 July 1834.^[1] It was built and opened in stages, and the first section, that between the London terminus at Nine Elms and Woking Common was opened on 21 May 1838.^[2] Woking Common became a through station with the opening of the next section of the line, as far as Winchfield, on 24 September that year.^[3] On 4 June 1839, the L&SR was renamed the London and South Western Railway (LSWR),^[4] and Woking Common station assumed its current name of Woking around 1843.^[5]

Woking became a junction with the opening of the Guildford Junction Railway (GJR) on 5 May 1845;^[6] it had been authorised less than a year earlier, on 10 May 1844.^[7] The GJR was always operated by the LSWR, and was absorbed by that company on 4 August 1845.^[8]

Platforms

Woking Station has six platforms.

Platform 1 - Fast and semi-fast London Trains. Situated on the north side of the station.
Platform 2 - Fast London services.
Platform 3 - Stopping service to/from London. Situated at the easternmost end of platforms 2/4.
Platform 4 - Fast trains to Basingstoke, Southampton, Weymouth, Salisbury and Exeter.
Platform 5 - Portsmouth line, Alton line, Basingstoke stopping.
Platform 6 - a south facing bay platform, the first train of the day to Portsmouth Harbour via Eastleigh start from this platform, and it is often used to stable diesel locomotives in the event of a train failure.

Services

14tph to London Waterloo
4tph on the Portsmouth Direct Line, of which
- 2tph to Portsmouth Harbour
- 1tph to Portsmouth and Southsea
- 1tph to Haslemere
6tph on the South Western Main Line, of which
- 2tph to Basingstoke
- 2tph to Alton
- 1tph to Portsmouth Harbour via Basingstoke
- 1tph to Weymouth
2tph on the West of England Main Line
2tph to Salisbury, of which:
- 1tph continues to Exeter St Davids

In popular culture

The Station was destroyed in H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.^[9]
Woking Station can be seen throughout the 1995 music video for 'You Do Something To Me' by Paul Weller.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ Williams 1968, p. 20.
^ Williams 1968, pp. 35–36.
^ Williams 1968, p. 38.
^ Williams 1968, p. 122.
^ Butt 1995, p. 253.
^ Williams 1968, p. 132.
^ Williams 1968, p. 126.
^ Awdry 1990, p. 187.
^ Wells 1975, p. 59.

References

Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Wells, H.G. (1975) [1898]. The War of the Worlds. London: Pan Books. ISBN 0-330-24332-2. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Williams, R.A. (1968). The London & South Western Railway, volume 1: The Formative Years. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4188-X. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Woking Borough Council, 'Woking's railway'

External links

Train times and station information for Woking railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Clapham Junction or London Waterloo		South West Trains Portsmouth Direct Line	Guildford
		South West Trains Portsmouth Direct Line (Stopping service)	Worplesdon
		South West Trains South Western Main Line	Brookwood or Farnborough (Main) or Winchester
		South West Trains West of England Main Line	Basingstoke
West Byfleet		South West Trains Alton Line	Brookwood
West Byfleet		South West Trains Waterloo to Woking (Stopping service)	Terminus
Weybridge		South West Trains Waterloo to Basingstoke (Stopping service)	Brookwood
	Historical railways
Staines		Anglia Railways London Crosslink	Farnborough (Main)

[FOOTNOTEWilliams196820-1] Williams 1968, p. 20.

[FOOTNOTEWilliams196835–36-2] Williams 1968, pp. 35–36.

[FOOTNOTEWilliams196838-3] Williams 1968, p. 38.

[FOOTNOTEWilliams1968122-4] Williams 1968, p. 122.

[FOOTNOTEButt1995253-5] Butt 1995, p. 253.

[FOOTNOTEWilliams1968132-6] Williams 1968, p. 132.

[FOOTNOTEWilliams1968126-7] Williams 1968, p. 126.

[FOOTNOTEAwdry1990187-8] Awdry 1990, p. 187.

[FOOTNOTEWells197559-9] Wells 1975, p. 59.

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-The [[London and Southampton Railway]] (L&SR) was authorised on 25 July 1834.{{sfn|Williams|1968|p=20}} It was built and opened in stages, and the first section, that between the London terminus at {{stnlnk|Nine Elms}} and ''Woking Common'' was opened on 21 May 1838.{{sfn|Williams|1968|pp=35–36}} Woking Common became a through station with the opening of the next section of the line, as far as {{stnlnk|Winchfield}}, on 24 September that year.{{sfn|Williams|1968|p=38}} On 4 June 1839, the L&SR was renamed the [[London and South Western Railway]] (LSWR),{{sfn|Williams|1968|p=122}} and Woking Common station assumed its current name of ''Woking'' {{circa|1843}}.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=253}}
+The [[London and Southampton Railway]] (L&SR) was authorised on 25 July 1834.{{sfn|Williams|1968|p=20}} It was built and opened in stages, and the first section, that between the London terminus at {{stnlnk|Nine Elms}} and ''Woking Common'' was opened on 21 May 1838.{{sfn|Williams|1968|pp=35–36}} Woking Common became a through station with the opening of the next section of the line, as far as {{stnlnk|Winchfield}}, on 24 September that year.{{sfn|Williams|1968|p=38}} On 4 June 1839, the L&SR was renamed the [[London and South Western Railway]] (LSWR),{{sfn|Williams|1968|p=122}} and Woking Common station assumed its current name of ''Woking'' around 1843.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=253}}
 Woking became a junction with the opening of the Guildford Junction Railway (GJR) on 5 May 1845;{{sfn|Williams|1968|p=132}} it had been authorised less than a year earlier, on 10 May 1844.{{sfn|Williams|1968|p=126}} The GJR was always operated by the LSWR, and was absorbed by that company on 4 August 1845.{{sfn|Awdry|1990|p=187}}