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{{Short description|Railway station in Surrey, England}}{{About|the railway station in Sunbury, Surrey, England|the station in Melbourne, Australia|Sunbury railway station, Melbourne}}
:''See also [[Sunbury railway station, Melbourne]].''
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| name = Sunbury
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{{Infobox station
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| name = Sunbury
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| code = SUU
| symbol_location = gb
| latitude = 51.4182
| symbol = raild
| longitude = -0.4176
| image = Sunbury station building.JPG
| image_name = Sunbury Station - geograph.org.uk - 1235148.jpg
| caption = Main London side building
| caption = Left: Sunbury railway station, car park, apartments and BT workshop.<br>Right: Information board, passenger shelter and 1960s cuboid, tile-hung semi-detached houses.
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| borough = [[Sunbury-on-Thames]], [[Borough of Spelthorne|Spelthorne]]
| manager = [[South West Trains]]
| country = England
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| locale = [[Sunbury-on-Thames]]
| coordinates = {{coord|51.4182|-0.4176|type:railwaystation_region:GB-SRY_scale:10000|format=dms|display=inline,title|name=Sunbury railway station}}
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| borough = [[Spelthorne|Borough of Spelthorne]]
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
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| start = 1 November 1864
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TQ100699|25|TQ100699}}
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| platforms = 2
| manager = [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]]
| usage0405 = {{increase}} 0.356
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| platforms = 2
| usage0506 = {{decrease}} 0.355
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| code = SUU
| usage0607 = {{increase}} 0.361
| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] D
| usage0708 = {{increase}} 0.458
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| opened = 1 November 1864
| usage0809 = {{decrease}} 0.431
| mpassengers =
| usage0910 = {{decrease}} 0.393
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2018/19 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.410 million}}
| usage1011 = {{increase}} 0.400
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.381 million}}
| usage1112 = {{increase}} 0.406
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 65,682}}
| usage1213 = {{nochange}} 0.406
| usage1314 = {{increase}} 0.414
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.210 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.298 million}}
| gridref = TQ100699
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
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'''Sunbury railway station''' is in the town of [[Sunbury-on-Thames]], in the [[Spelthorne]] district of [[Surrey]], [[England]]. The station and all trains serving it are operated by [[South West Trains]].
'''Sunbury railway station''' serves the town of [[Sunbury-on-Thames]], in the [[Borough of Spelthorne|Spelthorne]] district of [[Surrey]], England. It is {{convert|16|mi|64|chain|km}} down the line from {{stn|London Waterloo}}. The station and all trains serving it are operated by [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]].

{{As of|2014}} one ticket machine serves the town which has 18,041 residents (2011 census) resulting in peak-hour queueing. It has a single manned ticket counter (on the London-bound platform) and a semi permanently located, independently operated café operates in peak hours. A pay and display car park is adjacent to the London-bound platform. A subway passes from the A316 / M3 / Staines Road East / Staines Road West traffic roundabout and flyover at the end of the station's approach. The subway leads to the main shopping and hotels area of Sunbury Cross. Some free parking is by the Shepperton-bound platform.


==History==
==History==
The [[Shepperton Branch Line|Shepperton branch]] opened to passengers with a single track on 1 November 1864. Its promoters' scheme first intended to link this to what became today's [[District line]] and potentially to [[Woking railway station]]. A second scheme (abandoned 1862) intended it to extend to the [[Middlesex]] bank of the [[River Thames|Thames]] east of [[Chertsey Bridge]] to serve the established town of [[Chertsey]].<ref>London's Local Railways by Alan A. Jackson, Capital Transport (1999); ISBN 1-85414-209-7</ref> The curve linking Fulwell and Teddington initially opened to freight on 1 July 1894 and then carried passengers on 1 June 1901 as the replacement principal route. The line was [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrified]] on 30 January 1916.
The [[Shepperton Branch Line|Shepperton branch]] opened to passengers with a single track on 1 November 1864. Its promoters' scheme first intended to link this to what became today's [[District line]] and potentially to [[Woking railway station]]. A second scheme (abandoned 1862) intended it to extend to the [[Middlesex]] bank of the [[River Thames|Thames]] east of [[Chertsey Bridge]] to serve the established town of [[Chertsey]].<ref>London's Local Railways by Alan A. Jackson, Capital Transport (1999); {{ISBN|1-85414-209-7}}</ref> The curve linking Fulwell and Teddington initially opened to freight on 1 July 1894 and then carried passengers on 1 June 1901 as the replacement principal route. The line was [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrified]] on 30 January 1916.


== Services ==
== Services ==
All services at Sunbury are operated by [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]].


The typical weekday hourly service at the station is:
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2023|152}}</ref>
* 2 tph to {{stn|London Waterloo}} via {{stn|Wimbledon}}
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Shepperton}}


During the peak hours, the station is served by four morning services to London Waterloo that run via {{stn|Richmond||London}} instead of Wimbledon as well as two evening services from London Waterloo via the same route.
*2 trains to [[Waterloo station|London Waterloo]] via [[Kingston railway station (London)|Kingston]] and [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]]
*2 trains from [[Waterloo station|London Waterloo]] by that route.


On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.
Monday to Friday, four additional early morning rush-hour trains to Waterloo are routed via [[Twickenham station|Twickenham]] and [[Richmond station (London)|Richmond]]. Three additional evening rush-hour trains from Waterloo arrive via that route.

The Saturday service is as on other weekdays without the extra services routed via Twickenham. On Sundays the service is hourly.<ref>[http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains/TimetableTemplate.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fSWTrains%2fTimetablesearch%2fTimetables%2ehtm&NRNODEGUID=%7bF78C0D40-DE3D-4EF3-822F-7AEFA835D741%7d&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest National Rail Timetables for Shepperton Station]</ref>


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{{rail line|next=[[Upper Halliford railway station|Upper Halliford]]|route=[[South West Trains]]<br><small>[[Shepperton Branch Line]]</small>|previous=[[Kempton Park railway station|Kempton Park]] |col={{SWT colour}} }}
{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Kempton Park}}|next={{stnlnk|Upper Halliford}}|route=[[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] <br/> {{smalldiv|[[Shepperton Branch Line]]}}|col={{SWR colour}} }}
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{{s-note|text=Future route development plans}}
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{{s-line|system=LCR|line=Line 2|previous=Upper Halliford|next=Kempton Park|type=Shepperton|type2=East}}
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== Connections ==
==Notes and references==
London bus routes [[London Buses route 216|216]] and [[London Buses route 235|235]], and local bus routes 555 and 557, all serve the station.
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 7 April 2024

This article is about the railway station in Sunbury, Surrey, England. For the station in Melbourne, Australia, see Sunbury railway station, Melbourne.

Sunbury
Main London side building
General information
StandortSunbury-on-Thames, Spelthorne
England
Coordinates51°25′06″N 0°25′03″W / 51.4182°N 0.4176°W / 51.4182; -0.4176 (Sunbury railway station)
Grid referenceTQ100699
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSUU
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Opened1 November 1864
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.410 million
2019/20Decrease 0.381 million
2020/21Decrease 65,682
2021/22Increase 0.210 million
2022/23Increase 0.298 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Sunbury railway station serves the town of Sunbury-on-Thames, in the Spelthorne district of Surrey, England. It is 16 miles 64 chains (27.0 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

History

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The Shepperton branch opened to passengers with a single track on 1 November 1864. Its promoters' scheme first intended to link this to what became today's District line and potentially to Woking railway station. A second scheme (abandoned 1862) intended it to extend to the Middlesex bank of the Thames east of Chertsey Bridge to serve the established town of Chertsey.[1] The curve linking Fulwell and Teddington initially opened to freight on 1 July 1894 and then carried passengers on 1 June 1901 as the replacement principal route. The line was electrified on 30 January 1916.

Services

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All services at Sunbury are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

During the peak hours, the station is served by four morning services to London Waterloo that run via Richmond instead of Wimbledon as well as two evening services from London Waterloo via the same route.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Kempton Park   South Western Railway
  Upper Halliford

Connections

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London bus routes 216 and 235, and local bus routes 555 and 557, all serve the station.

References

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  1. ^ London's Local Railways by Alan A. Jackson, Capital Transport (1999); ISBN 1-85414-209-7
  2. ^ Table 152 National Rail timetable, December 2023
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