Hampton Court railway station

Hampton Court
Location
Place	East Molesey
Local authority	Elmbridge
Operations
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms in use	2
National Rail
Station code	HMC
Annual entry/exit	0.855 million **
Transport for London
Zone	6
History
Key dates	Opened 1849
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF)
UK Railways Portal

Hampton Court railway station is a railway station in the Elmbridge district of Surrey.

The station also serves Hampton Court Palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and for the purposes of fare charging it is included in Travelcard Zone 6 despite being beyond the Greater London boundary; the station lies just across the River Thames from Hampton Court Park. The line is also used for the yearly Hampton Court Flower Show in July and other event such as the Hampton Court Music Festival and a "Country affair"(2006)

It is the terminus of a short branch line, the Hampton Court Branch Line, with a junction on the South Western Main Line west of Surbiton. The only other station on the branch is Thames Ditton. The branch was opened on 1 February 1849 and today it is operated by South West Trains using the 455 Class fleet which is currently being refurbished.

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to London Waterloo: trains take 35 minutes for the 13.3 miles (21km) from there. Trains use both faces of the former Down platform. The station buildings, in "Jacobean" style, have ornately-decorated windows and doors. The branch has speed restrictions of 40mph on the Up line and 45 mph on the Down.

There are plans to refurbish the station and the "jolly boatman" site, these involve making a larger, more modern building with shops and restaurants, dates for the refurbishment are unknown due to awaiting planning permission. There were new ticket machines installed at all South West Trains stations including Hampton Court, with these you can use Cash and Debit/Credit Cards to purchase tickets to any destination within British Rail. Tickets should be purchased using them rather than "Permit-to-travel" machines.

External links

• Train times and station information for Hampton Court railway station from National Rail

• Street map and aerial photo of Hampton Court railway station from Multimap.com

• Maps and aerial photos for 51°′″N 0°′″W / 51.4028, -0.3425Coordinates: 51°′″N 0°′″W / 51.4028, -0.3425
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Map
  • Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide

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