Worplesdon railway station
Worplesdon  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Prey Heath, Woking England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU989552 | ||||
| Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WPL | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 March 1883 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.210 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.188 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 37,652 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.101 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.109 million | ||||
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Worplesdon railway station is a railway station in the Woking district of Surrey, England. The station is located between Woking and Guildford stations on the Portsmouth Direct Line, 26 miles 55 chains (42.9 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
The station opened in 1883, surrounded by open heath and farmland. Some nearby land has subsequently been developed and the station is currently situated in an area of affluent low-density housing. The nearest village to the station is Mayford, located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north-northeast of the station.
Despite its name, the station is not located in Worplesdon village, which is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the southwest.
Services
[edit]The current typical weekday off-peak service pattern is:
3tph to London Waterloo (2 call at Woking only, 1 calls at Woking and Clapham Junction)
1tph to Haslemere (stopping)
2tph to Portsmouth Harbour (1 fast, 1 semi-fast)
Sunday services began at this station at the start of 2020, with one train per hour on the Guildford - Waterloo (via Woking) suburban service calling here.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Woking | South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line |
Guildford | ||
The ticket office and buffet are only open during the morning peak on weekdays; there is a self-service ticket machine for purchase of tickets at other times. The station has a car park and cycle rack.
External links
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Media related to Worplesdon railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Worplesdon railway station from National Rail
51°17′20″N 0°34′59″W / 51.289°N 0.583°W
