DfT category C2 2011–12 1.028 million Managed by South West Trains | Station code STW Fare zone 5 2012–13 1.046 million Number of platforms 2 | |
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Similar Fulwell railway station, North Sheen railway st, Strawberry Hill - London, St Margarets (London, Whitton railway station | ||
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. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains. 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.
Service
The off-peak weekday service in trains per hour at the station is:
Monday to Friday, four additional early morning rush-hour trains to Waterloo are routed from Shepperton. Three additional evening rush-hour trains from Waterloo continue from here down the Shepperton Branch Line. On Sundays there is an hourly service each way round the loop, plus one per hour each way that runs between Kingston & Waterloo via Hounslow.