Place Worplesdon / Mayford Managed by South West Trains 2011/12 0.214 million Number of platforms 2 Station code WPL | Grid reference SU989552 DfT category E 2012/13 0.212 million | |
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Address Woking GU22 0RN, United Kingdom Similar Wanborough railway station, Chilworth railway station, Brookwood railway station, Weybridge railway station, Watts Cemetery Chapel | ||
Worplesdon railway station is near to the village of Worplesdon, Surrey, England. The station on the Portsmouth Direct Line between Woking and Guildford, 26 3⁄4 miles (43.0 kilometres) south west of London Waterloo.
The station opened in 1883, surrounded by open heath and farmland. Some nearby land has subsequently been developed and the station is currently situated in an area of affluent, very low density housing; Worplesdon village itself is centred approximately a mile and a half to the southwest. The village of Mayford is located approximately a mile north of the station. Most think that the station lies within the Borough of Guildford, in truth it lies in the Ward of Mayford and Sutton Green in the Borough of Woking. Worplesdon village is best reached from nearby Brookwood station from where there is an hourly bus to Worplesdon from the main road (Connaught Road) in front of the station. Route 28 Monday - Saturday and route 91 on Sundays.
The ticket office and buffet are open during the morning peak Monday - Friday only. There is a ticket machine for purchase of tickets at other times. The station has a car park and cycle rack.
Services
The current typical off-peak service is one train per hour northbound (calling at Woking, Clapham Junction and London Waterloo) and one train per hour southbound (calling at most stations to Portsmouth and Southsea). At peak times the service is half-hourly. There is no Sunday service. In the morning peak period a single train runs non-stop to London, but there is no non-stop service to Worplesdon from London.