Station code KMP DfT category F2 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference TQ106703 Managed by South West Trains 2011/12 0.058 million | |
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Similar Sunbury (Surrey) railway st, Shepperton railway station, Upper Halliford railway st, Fulwell railway station, Staines Bridge | ||
Kempton Park railway station in Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey is on the Shepperton branch line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. Access is from the front car park (apron) of Kempton Park Racecourse.
The closest station to another on the line, until June 2006 it opened only for event days at Kempton Park Racecourse since which, upon the increase in racing days and consulting the Jockey Club, it has had stopping services every day.
Services
The week-day off-peak service is two trains an hour to London Waterloo via Kingston and two trains an hour to Shepperton; the first up train to stop at Kempton Park is at 09:17, a few hours after the first up train runs through the station. The first up service on Saturday and on Sunday is at 06:17 and 07:18 respectively. The station is a pavemented 400 metres (440 yd) from Sunbury station. The Sunday service is one train an hour each way.
None of the branch peak-hour services via Richmond stops at Kempton Park.