Virginia Water railway station serves the village of
Virginia Water
Virginia Water is a commuter village in the Borough of Runnymede in northern Surrey, England. It is home to the Wentworth Estate and the Wentworth Club. The area has much woodland and occupies a large minority of the Runnymede district. Its n ...
, in
Surrey, England. It is down the line from . The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by
South Western Railway.
The
Waterloo to Reading Line and the
Chertsey Branch Line join here with the platforms at the junction, as seen in the photograph (taken facing south). Trains from Weybridge and to Reading use either side of a V-shaped platform, allowing
cross-platform interchange
A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines at a metro (or other railway) station. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named. In the U ...
; the junction of the tracks is at the London end of the station. This station now has ticket barriers operational.
History
The line from to including this station, was opened by the
London and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway (LSWR, sometimes written L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Originating as the London and Southampton Railway, its network extended to Dorchester and Weymouth, to Salisbury, Exeter ...
on 4 June 1856; the section to Weybridge opened on 1 October 1866. Formerly a chord south of the station connected the Chertsey and Reading lines.
The station received a new station building in 1973 by
British Rail, similarly treated to Wokingham and Sunningdale, from
prefabricated concrete. The building is at the right of the photograph.
Modernisation in recent years provides ticket barriers and a bridge for step free access to platforms, incorporating lifts.
Platforms
Virginia Water station has four platforms.
*Platform 1 - Semi-fast trains to London Waterloo via Richmond.
*Platform 2 - Trains to Ascot, Reading and stations to Farnham in peak hours.
*Platform 3 - Stopping service to London Waterloo via Hounslow.
*Platform 4 - Trains to Weybridge, or Woking on Sunday.
Services
The off peak, Monday to Saturday service is formed of:
* 4 to
London Waterloo, of which:
** 2 are semi-fast, via and
** 2 are stopping via
* 2 to
* 2 to ,
Peak additional services:
*2 to
On Sundays, there is an hourly service to/from calling at the same stations as far as , then & .
References
External links
{{Transport in Surrey
Railway stations in Surrey
DfT Category D stations
Former London and South Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856
Railway stations served by South Western Railway