Blackwater railway station

For a disused station on the Isle of Wight, see Blackwater (Isle of Wight) railway station.
Blackwater National Rail
Location
Place Blackwater
Local authority Hart
Grid reference SU853598
Operations
Station code BAW
Managed by Great Western Railway
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Increase 0.433 million
2011/12 Increase 0.434 million
2012/13 Increase 0.478 million
2013/14 Increase 0.484 million
2014/15 Increase 0.507 million
History
8 July 1849 Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Blackwater from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Blackwater railway station is a railway station in Blackwater, a town on the borders of Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire in England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide services on the North Downs Line from Reading to Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Blackwater station has two platforms: platform 1 for services towards Gatwick Airport and platform 2 for services towards Reading. The station is unstaffed and has emergency telephones on both platforms. Both platforms have small sheltered seating areas.

Services

Great Western Railway provide two services per hour between Reading and Redhill (one fast & one stopping). The fast service continues through to Gatwick Airport. Additional trains run at peak periods, some of which terminate/start from Shalford. On Sundays, an hourly service operates between Reading & Gatwick Airport.[1]

References

  1. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 148 (Network Rail)
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Sandhurst   Great Western Railway
North Downs Line
  Farnborough North

Coordinates: 51°19′55″N 0°46′37″W / 51.332°N 0.777°W / 51.332; -0.777

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