Staines railway station
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Staines railway station is in Staines
, Surrey
. South West Trains
manage it and provide all services which are down to , and and up to London Waterloo.
The station was opened by the London and Windsor Railway on 22 August 1848. It had a third, bay, platform which has been removed to
accommodate the car park. The old railway track still can be seen leading towards the car park.
The station has had several names: Staines Central, Staines Junction, Staines Old and Staines.
The 950 Thorpe Park Express bus link runs between the station and nearby Thorpe Park
.
scheme, which proposes the development of a direct rail service from Heathrow Airport through south-west London to , BAA has proposed that the existing Heathrow Express
service be extended from and run south to terminate at Staines. This would then provide a direct express rail service from Staines to via the airport.
The original proposals for the AirTrack link included a new station, to be called Staines High Street railway station, to be built between the existing Staines and Wraysbury railway station
s near to the site of a former station of the same name
. However the plans for this new station have been dropped from the revised proposals in the second public consultation, published on 20 October 2008.
It has since been announced that the scheme will not go ahead due to a lack of government funding.
Staines
Staines is a Thames-side town in the Spelthorne borough of Surrey and Greater London Urban Area, as well as the London Commuter Belt of South East England. It is a suburban development within the western bounds of the M25 motorway and located 17 miles west south-west of Charing Cross in...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. South West Trains
South West Trains
South West Trains is a British train operating company providing, under franchise, passenger rail services, mostly out of Waterloo station, to the southwest of London in the suburbs and in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, and Wiltshire and on the Isle of Wight...
manage it and provide all services which are down to , and and up to London Waterloo.
The station was opened by the London and Windsor Railway on 22 August 1848. It had a third, bay, platform which has been removed to
accommodate the car park. The old railway track still can be seen leading towards the car park.
The station has had several names: Staines Central, Staines Junction, Staines Old and Staines.
The 950 Thorpe Park Express bus link runs between the station and nearby Thorpe Park
Thorpe Park
Thorpe Park is a theme park located in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK. It was built in 1979 on the site of a gravel pit which was partially flooded, the intention of creating a water based theme for the park. The park's first large roller coaster, Colossus, was added in 2002...
.
Refurbishment
A refurbishment of the station was completed in November 2008 with ticket barriers on both platforms, a renovated ticket office with a SHERE ticket machine, and wheelchair access to both platforms.Platforms
This station has two platforms.- Platform 1 - Trains to London Waterloo.
- Platform 2 - Trains to Windsor & Eton Riverside, Weybridge and Reading.
Service
The typical off-peak service at the station in trains per hour:- 6 to London WaterlooWaterloo stationWaterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. The station is owned and operated by Network Rail and is close to the South Bank of the River Thames, and in Travelcard Zone 1....
- 2 to
- 2 to
- 2 to
AirTrack Proposal
As part of the Heathrow AirtrackHeathrow Airtrack
Heathrow Airtrack is a proposed railway link in west London, England, UK. The line as proposed by BAA, would have run from into central London and across the suburbs of south-west London. BAA announced that it was abandoning the project in April 2011...
scheme, which proposes the development of a direct rail service from Heathrow Airport through south-west London to , BAA has proposed that the existing Heathrow Express
Heathrow Express
Heathrow Express is an airport rail link from London Heathrow Airport to London Paddington station in London operated by the Heathrow Express Operating Authority, a wholly owned subsidiary of BAA. It was opened by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998...
service be extended from and run south to terminate at Staines. This would then provide a direct express rail service from Staines to via the airport.
The original proposals for the AirTrack link included a new station, to be called Staines High Street railway station, to be built between the existing Staines and Wraysbury railway station
Wraysbury railway station
Wraysbury railway station is a railway station serving the village of Wraysbury in Berkshire, England.The station is located on the line between Windsor and Eton Riverside and London Waterloo...
s near to the site of a former station of the same name
Staines High Street railway station
Staines High Street railway station was on the Windsor & Eton line of the London and South Western Railway. It was opened on 1 July 1884 and closed on 1 February 1916 and was built for trains using the West Curve...
. However the plans for this new station have been dropped from the revised proposals in the second public consultation, published on 20 October 2008.
It has since been announced that the scheme will not go ahead due to a lack of government funding.