Hampton Wick railway station

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Hampton Wick
Location of Hampton Wick in Greater London
Location Hampton Wick
Local authority London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Managed by South Western Railway
Station codeHMW
DfT category D
Number of platforms2
Fare zone 6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase2.svg 0.994 million [1]
2019–20Decrease2.svg 0.913 million [1]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 0.199 million [1]
2021–22Increase2.svg 0.509 million [1]
2022–23Increase2.svg 0.651 million [1]
Key dates
1 July 1863Opened
Other information
External links
WGS84 51°24′51″N0°18′39″W / 51.4141°N 0.3107°W / 51.4141; -0.3107
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal

Hampton Wick railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south-west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. The suburb of Hampton Wick is on the opposite bank of the River Thames from Kingston upon Thames and lies at the eastern end of Hampton Court Park.

Contents

It is 12 miles 44 chains (20.2 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

History

The original station was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 July 1863: it was reconstructed in 1969. Platforms are above the street level ticket office. The ticket office is only open at peak times but tickets can be bought at other times from a ticket machine. The station is usually unstaffed. The journey time to London Waterloo is 30 minutes (via Wimbledon) or slightly longer via Richmond.

Accidents and incidents

On 18 June 1930 a baby boy was found in the First Class carriage of a train travelling from Waterloo by Mr Paul Broome, the railway guard. The baby was found with a note which indicated whoever left him contemplated suicide. The baby was taken to Kingston Hospital. [3] CID investigated the issue but whoever left the baby was never found.

Services

All services at Hampton Wick are operated by South Western Railway.

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

On Sundays, the services to and from London Waterloo via Wimbledon are reduced to 2 tph and the services to and from Shepperton and Teddington are reduced to hourly.

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Kingston   South Western Railway
  Teddington

Connections

London Buses routes London Buses route 281, 285 and 641 serve the station.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Earnshaw, Alan (1991). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 7. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 6. ISBN   0-906899-50-8.
  3. "Another Baby Abandoned – Guards Find in First-Class Carriage at Hampton Wick". Surrey Comet . 21 June 1930.
  4. Table 149, 152 National Rail timetable, December 2023