Woking railway station
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| Woking | |
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|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Woking |
| Local authority | Woking |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Platforms in use | 6 |
| Annual entry/exit | 6.202 million * |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Woking. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Woking railway station is a railway station in England, serving the town of Woking, Surrey. Railway lines that call at this station include:
- 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/Woking via Weybridge stopping service
In particular, it is important to note that long distance trains on the West of England Main Line are often only advertised as going to Salisbury station. However, when the train arrives at Salisbury it is simply relabelled and continues on to Dorset, Exeter and the south west.
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 located beside the station and Heathrow Airport, a journey of about 50 minutes.
Woking Station has six platforms; platform 1 is on the north side of the station, platform 6 the south. Platforms 1 and 2 are typically used for trains travelling towards London. Platform 3 is at the easternmost end of the central platform 'island' and is used as the terminus for the Waterloo/Woking via Weybridge stopping service. Platforms 4 and 5 are typically used by trains travelling away from London (Portsmouth Direct Line trains often calling at platform 5). Platform 6 is rarely used for customer services; often diesel locomotives are parked there.
Woking Station was destroyed in H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Woking railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Woking railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Byfleet | South West Trains Alton Line | Brookwood | ||
| Clapham Junction or London Waterloo | South West Trains Portsmouth Direct Line | Guildford or Worplesdon on semi-fast service | ||
| Clapham Junction or London Waterloo | South West Trains South Western Main Line | Brookwood or Farnborough | ||
| Clapham Junction or London Waterloo | South West Trains West of England Main Line | Basingstoke | ||
| West Byfleet | South West Trains Waterloo/Woking via Weybridge stopping service | Terminus | ||
