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Kingston Railway Station (England)
Kingston railway station is in Kingston upon Thames in south-west London. It is down the line from . The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. History The station opened on 1 July 1863 as "Kingston Town", to distinguish it from the earlier Kingston station (which became ) on the South West Main Line. It was then the terminus of the London & South Western Railway branch line from . The platforms built when the line was extended in 1869 to connect to the South West Main Line were named "Kingston High Level". The Southern Railway rebuilt and unified the station in 1935. In August 2010 it was refurbished, with the entrance, but not the concourse, moving a few metres to face Wood Street instead of being at the corner formed by Wood Street and Richmond Road, and the independent shop was replaced by a WHSmith and a Costa Coffee shop. (Both now closed) In common with the 16 hourly off-peak closer commuter services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shepperton Branch Line
The Shepperton branch line is a railway branch line in Surrey and Greater London, England. It runs from its western terminus at to a wye (rail), triangular junction with the Kingston loop line east of . There are intermediate stations at , Sunbury railway station (Surrey), Sunbury and Hampton railway station (London), Hampton. The branch also serves a Kempton Park railway station, dedicated station at Kempton Park racecourse. All six stations are managed by South Western Railway (train operating company), South Western Railway, which operates all passenger trains. Most services run between Shepperton and via Kingston_railway_station_(England), Kingston, but during peak periods some run via . The line was constructed by the Thames Valley Railway company and opened in November 1864. It became part of the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) the following year. The LSWR was responsible for double tracking and railway electrification in Great Britain, electrifying the line using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Western Railway (train Operating Company)
South Western Railway Limited, trading as South Western Railway (SWR), is the British state-owned train operating company that took over the services of the operator of the same name from FirstGroup and MTR Corporation on 25 May 2025. SWR operates commuter services from its Central London terminus at to south west London, suburban services in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and Dorset, as well as regional services in Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. Under the brand Island Line, it operates services on the Isle of Wight. History In the lead up to the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Labour Party of Keir Starmer committed itself to bring the passenger operations of the British rail network back under state ownership. Following its election in 2024, the government introduced the ''Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024'', which received royal assent in November 2024. In December 2024, it was announced that the South Western Railway Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton Court Railway Station
Hampton Court railway station is a suburban terminus station at East Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge in the county of Surrey, 100 yards short of Hampton Court Bridge, the midpoint of which is a boundary of Greater London. The station is down the line from . Across the River Thames the station serves Hampton Court Palace and its adjoining park-side houses, riverside homes, hotels and boutiques in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and is in Transport for London's Travelcard Zone 6; the station is across the River Thames from Hampton Court Park, Gardens and Bushy Park, and adjacent to Cigarette Island Park. History The oldest artifact discovered in the area was a Stone Age era dugout canoe found in the River Mole/ River Ember, which is now on display in the museum at Henley-on-Thames. The ground where the station and Park is sited was previously owned by the Church, then Hampton Court Palace, and then gifted to the local council between 1670 and 1840. The statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston Bus Stations
Kingston upon Thames in South West London, England is served by two bus stations as well as a large number of on-street bus stops. Due to the Kingston Kingston upon Thames#Kingston Relief Road, one-way system, the various stops and bus stations are physically separate, however passengers are able to interchange between routes by walking through Kingston upon Thames, Kingston town centre, or walking from Kingston railway station (England), Kingston railway station. Kingston bus stations Cromwell Road bus station Kingston Cromwell Road bus station located close to Kingston railway station (England), Kingston railway station. It opened in July 1995, on the site of an old coal yard. Built to replace a 70 year old facility, the bus station was opened as part of the Kingston upon Thames#Kingston Relief Road, Kingston Relief Road project, which involved the main shopping streets in Kingston town centre being Pedestrianisation, pedestrianised, and a new one-way system being built aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travelcard Zone 5
Fare zone 5 is an outer zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, a group representing passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales. The TOCs run the passenger services previously provided by ... services. The zone was created in May 1983 and in January 1991 part of it was split off to create Travelcard Zone 6. It extends from approximately from Piccadilly Circus. List of stations The following stations are within zone 5: Changes *January 1991: zone 6 created from part of zone 5 *January 2005: Cheam and Belmont from zone 6 to zone 5 *January 2007: Stoneleigh from zone 6 to zone 5 See also References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Stations in London Fare Zone 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twickenham Railway Station
Twickenham railway station is in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. By track it is from . Only one main street abuts the station – at its west end – London Road running between a trunk road south of Twickenham Stadium and the town centre to the south including the town's public section of riverside. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. Apart from Richmond Railway Bridge it is at the heart of a long section of two tracks ''at grade'' (i.e. the level of the surrounding land) between Putney and Egham. Between about this point and St Margarets station, 500 metres east, are three tracks instead of two. Adding to the station's use, west are returning ends of the Kingston and Hounslow Loop Lines. A street runs against the south side of the station meaning the westbound platform has long been in island format and doubles as the fast and semi-fast services' eastbound platform. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Croydon Railway Station
East Croydon is a railway station, tram stop and associated bus station in Croydon, Greater London, England. It is located in Travelcard Zone 5. At from , it is the 20th busiest station in Britain, was the 10th busiest in 2020–21 (due to the COVID pandemic), is the busiest national rail station in London outside of fare zones 1 and 2 and is one of the busiest non-terminal stations in the country. It is one of three railway stations in the London Borough of Croydon with Croydon in their name, the others being West Croydon and South Croydon. A Tramlink tram stop is located immediately outside the main station entrance. The present station building opened on 19 August 1992. It consists of a large steel and glass frame suspended from a lightweight steel structure that straddles the track and platforms to a much greater extent than was possible with its Victorian predecessor. Four steel ladder masts anchor the glass box and the whole gives the impression of a suspension brid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clapham Junction Railway Station
Clapham Junction () is a major railway station near St John's Hill in south-west Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It lies from and from . Despite its name, Clapham Junction is not in Clapham, a district to the south-east. A major transport hub, Clapham Junction station is on both the South West Main Line and Brighton Main Line, as well as numerous other routes and branch lines which pass through or diverge from the main lines at this station. It serves as a southern terminus of both the Mildmay and Windrush lines of the London Overground. Routes from London's south and south-west termini, Victoria and Waterloo, funnel through the station, making it the busiest in Europe by number of trains using it: between 100 and 180 per hour, except for the five hours after midnight. The station is also the busiest UK station for interchanges between services, as well as the only railway station in Great Britain with more interchanges than entries or exits. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Grinstead Railway Station
East Grinstead railway station is one of the two southern termini of the Oxted line in the south of England and serves East Grinstead in West Sussex. It is from , although trains mostly run to and from . The station is managed by Southern (train operating company), Southern. The station was formerly divided into two levels: the lower-level platforms being used by services from the Oxted line and the Bluebell Railway, East Grinstead to Lewes Line, whilst the higher-level platforms served the Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line and was also used by services from the Oxted line running through to Tunbridge Wells West. Only the lower-level platforms remain open today, the high level having closed in 1967 with the Three Bridges to Ashurst Junction line as part of the closure programme proposed by the Beeching Report. A third low-level platform has been constructed at the south of the station by the Bluebell Railway. Bluebell services began running south to Sheffield Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reigate Railway Station
Reigate railway station serves the town of Reigate, Surrey, England, on the North Downs Line. It is measured from via . The station is managed by Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway), Southern. History The original Reigate stations were located two miles from the town centre in a hamlet then known as Warwick Town but which later became Redhill. Redhill railway station#Red Hill and Reigate Road (London & Brighton Railway) station, Red Hill and Reigate Road station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 12 July 1841. The nearby town was then served by a horse-drawn omnibus service operated by the railway. This was followed on 26 May 1842 by the South Eastern Railway, UK, South Eastern Railway (SER) Redhill railway station#Red Hill/Reigate station, Red Hill station (later misleadingly renamed 'Reigate'). Both these stations closed on 15 April 1844 when a new joint Redhill and Reigate station opened on the site of the present Redhill railway station. The current Reigate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonbridge Railway Station
Tonbridge railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the town of Tonbridge, Kent. It is from London Charing Cross via . Trains calling at the station are operated by Southeastern and Southern. Tonbridge forms a junction between the South Eastern Main Line, the Hastings Line and the Redhill–Tonbridge line. There are four platforms. Platform 4 is a terminating platform. There are extensive yards and storage sidings on both the east and west sides of the station. History The South Eastern Railway (SER) first reached Tonbridge (then known as ''Tunbridge'') in May 1842. The site of the original station was on the east side of the road bridge over the railway, opposite its current location to the west of the bridge. The building of the station obliterated the last remains of Tonbridge Priory. At the time, the line ran to London Bridge via Redhill and Croydon, using the Brighton Main Line. It served as a temporary terminus until December 1842, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern (train Operating Company)
Southern is the brand name used by the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) train operating company on the Southern routes of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise in England. It is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead Group, Go-Ahead and Keolis, and has operated the South Central franchise since August 2001 and the Gatwick Express service since June 2008. When the Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain, passenger rail franchise was subsumed into GTR, Southern was split from Gatwick Express and the two became separate brands, alongside the Thameslink and Great Northern route, Great Northern brands. Southern operates the majority of commuter services from its Central London terminals at London Bridge station, London Bridge and to South London, East Sussex, East and West Sussex, as well as regional services in parts of Hampshire, Kent and Surrey. It also provides services between Watford Junction and Croydon via the West London l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
