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Egham railway station

Egham railway station

Railway station serving the town of Egham, Surrey, England

Egham railway station serves the town of Egham in Surrey, England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by South Western Railway, which also provides the train services. The station is on the Waterloo to Reading line, 21 miles 2 chains (33.8 km) from London Waterloo, between Virginia Water and Staines. The station is also served by trains to Weybridge.

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The station signs read 'Egham, for Royal Holloway, University of London'. Many students from the University and the nearby Strode's College use the station for travel to and from Egham.

History

Beginning in 1846 proposals were made for a line connecting Egham to Waterloo. In 1852 the Staines, Wokingham & Woking Junction Railway was proposed and then approved the following year. Despite objections to the railway's 12 proposed road crossings, the refusal of landowners to sell their properties and the death of two workers, the line opened on 4 June 1856 operated by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). The line was electrified in 1939.[1]

A new station building built by British Rail on the London-bound platform was opened in 1985 by Lady Lawrence.

Former station building in 1981
Current station building in 2014

Accidents

On 7 June 1864, two trains running from Ascot to London collided, resulting in the deaths of six people. The trains had been scheduled to leave Ascot at five minute intervals, but the first train was delayed at Egham due to a passenger being removed for card-sharping, causing a late departure at 7:28pm when it was struck by the following train.[1][2]

On 17 October 2000, a bus became trapped between the barriers at Pooley Green crossing and was subsequently struck by an empty train. The bus was dragged 100 metres causing damage to nearby houses. All eight bus passengers were evacuated before the collision.[1][3]

Services

All services at Egham are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

During the peak hours, the station is served by two morning services to London Waterloo that originate from Farnham via Ascot and two evening services from London Waterloo to Aldershot via Ascot.

On Sundays, the stopping services between Weybridge and London Waterloo are reduced to hourly with southbound trains running to and from Woking instead of Weybridge.

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References

  1. [1]
    "The Railway comes to Egham". eghammuseum.org. Egham Literary Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Accident at Egham on 7th June 1864". railwaysarchive.co.uk. Railways Archive. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Train ploughs into minibus". The Guardian. 17 October 2000. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. [4]
    Table 149 National Rail timetable, December 2023
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