Chilworth railway station serves the village of

Chilworth, Surrey Chilworth is a village in the Guildford borough of Surrey, England. It is located in the Tillingbourne valley, southeast of Guildford. Geography The village is in the Surrey Hills AONB and most of its land is outside the settlement boundary ...

, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by the

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. It is on the

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, measured from via .

History

The Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway opened the station in 1849 as "Chilworth and Albury", although the village of

Albury Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – t ...

is over away.

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ways destaffed the station in November 1967. In 1978, the signal box was closed and the signalling controls were transferred to the two nearest staffed boxes at Shalford and Gomshall. The original Victorian footbridge and road crossing gates from the station were removed, and sold for £1 to the artist David Shepherd. They were transported on BRS low loader trucks to Somerset, for re-use on the East Somerset Railway, Cranmore. The station has two platforms, which can each accommodate a six-coach train.

Services

All services at Chilworth are operated by

using and DMUs. The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between via and . During the peak hours, the service is increased to one train per hour in each direction. On Sundays, eastbound services at the station run only as far as .

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Railway stations in Surrey Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations served by Great Western Railway 1849 establishments in England {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub