Walton-on-Thames railway station (some signs in the station spell it Walton on Thames) serves the town of Walton-on-Thames

Walton-on-Thames

Walton-on-Thames is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in South East England. The town is located south west of Charing Cross and is between the towns of Weybridge and Molesey. It is situated on the River Thames between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock.- History :The name "Walton" is...

 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...

, England

England

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. The station is located in the Ashley Park area of the town. The station originally opened as Walton for Hersham.

Only the two outer platforms on the slow lines are currently used. The central island platform is disused and covered in weeds.

History

The station first operated in 1838, and was one of the first stations on the new South Western Main Line, between Weybridge

Weybridge railway station

Weybridge railway station serves Weybridge in the Elmbridge district of Surrey, England. It is located on the South Western Main Line operated by South West Trains, 19 miles from London Waterloo....

 and Ditton Marsh

Esher railway station

Esher railway station is served by the Waterloo to Woking service, operated by South West Trains. The station serves Esher via the main entrance, and a footpath leading to Sandown Park Racecourse. At off-peak times there are 2 trains per hour north and 2 trains per hour south. The station is...

. The first services ran from Nine Elms

Nine Elms railway station

Nine Elms Railway Station in the London district of Battersea was opened on 21 May 1838 as the London terminus of the London & Southampton Railway which on the same day became the London and South Western Railway. The building in the neo-classical style was designed by Sir William Tite...

 to Woking Common

Woking railway station

Woking railway station is a railway station in England, serving the town of Woking, Surrey. It is a major stop on the South Western Main Line and is used by many commuters...

 (Now Woking).

The middle platforms were abandoned when slower services only used the outer tracks, leaving the inside tracks for non stop services to Woking.

New ticket gates and accessibility

Walton-on-Thames railway station was one of the stations selected by South West Trains to have new automatic ticket gates installed at all of the exits to the station. The automatic ticket gates on both platforms were installed and in operation on 25 June 2009. There were also smartcard validators installed, intended (in the future) for use when the barriers are unattended and open.

Ramps were installed on 31 October 2009, making both platforms accessible from street level. Access from the Ashley Park / ticket office side of the station to the Burwood Park side however still requires use of a subway with steps or a considerable detour by road.

Services

Services from Walton-on-Thames are split into rush hour

Rush hour

A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...

 (Monday - Friday, early mornings and evenings), off peak (Monday - Friday, Saturday) and Sunday:

Rush Hour

• 4tph to London Waterloo, stopping to Surbiton then, non stop to London Waterloo.

• 2tph to Woking, stopping service
• 2tph to Guildford, stopping service

Rush hour services to London Waterloo only operate in the morning, and services to Woking and Guildford operate in the evening rush hour.

Off Peak

• 2tph to London Waterloo, stopping service
• 1tph to London Waterloo, semi fast, calling at Surbiton, then London Waterloo
• 1tph to London Waterloo, semi fast, calling at Surbiton, Clapham Junction and London Waterloo

• 2tph to Woking, stopping service
• 2tph to Basingstoke, semi fast to Woking then stopping to Basingstoke

There is also one direct train to Portsmouth Harbour via Basingstoke per day, Mon - Sat, in the early morning before rush hour.

Sundays

• 2tph to London Waterloo, stopping service
• 1tph to London Waterloo, semi fast

• 2tph to Guildford, stopping service
• 1tph to Woking, where the train divides to either Basingstoke or Alton

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