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Strawberry Hill railway station

Coordinates: 51°26′20″N 0°20′20″W / 51.4389°N 0.3388°W / 51.4389; -0.3388
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Strawberry Hill National Rail
Strawberry Hill is located in Greater London
Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill
Location of Strawberry Hill in Greater London
LocationStrawberry Hill
Local authorityLondon Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Station code(s)STW
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes
Fare zone5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 0.898 million[1]
– interchange Increase 181[1]
2019–20Decrease 0.829 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 78[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.164 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 23[1]
2021–22Increase 0.454 million[1]
– interchange Increase 55[1]
2022–23Increase 0.551 million[1]
– interchange Increase 368[1]
Key dates
1 December 1873Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°26′20″N 0°20′20″W / 51.4389°N 0.3388°W / 51.4389; -0.3388
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Strawberry Hill railway station is in Strawberry Hill in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is 12 miles 22 chains (19.8 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South Western Railway. The station is equipped with Oyster card swipe terminals.

The line through Strawberry Hill (the Kingston Loop) opened in 1863, but Strawberry Hill station did not open until 1 December 1873. The current booking office building on the up, or western, side and the platform canopies date from the 1935 modernisation. Lifting barriers replaced the level crossing swing gates in 1973, the signal box was demolished in 1975.

Strawberry Hill train maintenance depot, built in 1897, is inside the triangular junction of the Shepperton Branch Line with the Kingston Loop Line.

Services

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All services at Strawberry Hill are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

During the peak hours, the station is served by four morning services from Shepperton to London Waterloo and two evening services from London Waterloo to Shepperton.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Twickenham   South Western Railway
  Teddington
  South Western Railway
  Fulwell

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ Table 149, 152 National Rail timetable, December 2023
  • Mitchell, Vic (1990). London Suburban Railways: Kingston and Hounslow Loops. Middleton Press.
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