Strawberry Hill railway station

Strawberry Hill National Rail
Strawberry Hill
Location of Strawberry Hill in Greater London
Location Strawberry Hill
Local authority London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Managed by South West Trains
Station code STW
DfT category C2
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2009–10 Decrease 0.941 million[1]
2010–11 Increase 0.989 million[1]
2011–12 Increase 1.028 million[1]
2012–13 Increase 1.046 million[1]
2013–14 Increase 1.099 million[1]
Key dates
1 December 1873 Opened
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WGS84 51°26′20″N 0°20′20″W / 51.4389°N 0.3388°W / 51.4389; -0.3388Coordinates: 51°26′20″N 0°20′20″W / 51.4389°N 0.3388°W / 51.4389; -0.3388
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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. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains. The station is equipped with Oyster card swipe terminals.

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.

Service

The off-peak weekday service in trains per hour at the station is:[2]

Monday to Friday, four additional early morning rush-hour trains to Waterloo are routed from Shepperton. Three additional evening rush-hour trains from Waterloo continue from here down the Shepperton Branch Line. On Sundays there is an hourly service each way round the loop, plus one per hour each way that runs between Kingston & Waterloo via Hounslow.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Twickenham   South West Trains
Kingston Loop Line		   Teddington
  South West Trains
Shepperton Branch Line
(Restricted Service)		   Fulwell
  Future Development  
Preceding station   Crossrail   Following station
Terminus
Crossrail
Line 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ↑ Table 149 & 152 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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