Strawberry Hill railway station is in Strawberry Hill in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is 12 miles 22 chains (19.8 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South Western Railway. The station is equipped with Oyster card swipe terminals.
Strawberry Hill | |
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Location | Strawberry Hill |
Local authority | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Station code(s) | STW |
DfT category | C2 |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 5 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | |
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2019–20 | |
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2020–21 | |
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2021–22 | |
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2022–23 | |
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Key dates | |
1 December 1873 | Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°26′20″N 0°20′20″W / 51.4389°N 0.3388°W |
The line through Strawberry Hill (the Kingston Loop) opened in 1863, but Strawberry Hill station did not open until 1 December 1873. The current booking office building on the up, or western, side and the platform canopies date from the 1935 modernisation. Lifting barriers replaced the level crossing swing gates in 1973, the signal box was demolished in 1975.
Strawberry Hill train maintenance depot, built in 1897, is inside the triangular junction of the Shepperton Branch Line with the Kingston Loop Line.
Services
editAll services at Strawberry Hill are operated by South Western Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 2 tph to London Waterloo via Richmond
- 2 tph to Teddington, returning to London Waterloo via Kingston and Wimbledon
During the peak hours, the station is served by four morning services from Shepperton to London Waterloo and two evening services from London Waterloo to Shepperton.
On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Twickenham | South Western Railway |
Teddington | ||
South Western Railway
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Fulwell |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Table 149, 152 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- Mitchell, Vic (1990). London Suburban Railways: Kingston and Hounslow Loops. Middleton Press.
External links
edit- Twickenham Museum article on Strawberry Hill Station Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Train times and station information for Strawberry Hill railway station from National Rail