Worplesdon railway station

Worplesdon

Location
Place	Worplesdon / Mayford
Local authority	Woking
Grid reference	SU989552
Operations
Station code	WPL
Managed by	South West Trains
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.138 million
2005/06	0.145 million
2006/07	0.159 million
2007/08	0.191 million
2008/09	0.195 million
2009/10	0.209 million
2010/11	0.211 million
2011/12	0.214 million
2012/13	0.212 million
2013/14	0.211 million
2014/15	0.210 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1 March 1883 (1 March 1883)
National Rail – UK railway stations

* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Worplesdon from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Worplesdon railway station

Worplesdon railway station is near to the village of Worplesdon, Surrey, England. The station on the Portsmouth Direct Line between Woking and Guildford, 26 ³⁄₄ miles (43.0 kilometres) south west of London Waterloo.

The station opened in 1883, surrounded by open heath and farmland. Some nearby land has subsequently been developed and the station is currently situated in an area of affluent, very low density housing; Worplesdon village itself is centred approximately a mile and a half to the southwest. The village of Mayford is located approximately a mile north of the station. Most think that the station lies within the Borough of Guildford, in truth it lies in the Ward of Mayford and Sutton Green in the Borough of Woking. Worplesdon village is best reached from nearby Brookwood station from where there is an hourly bus to Worplesdon from the main road (Connaught Road) in front of the station. Route 28 Monday - Saturday and route 91 on Sundays.

The ticket office and buffet are open during the morning peak Monday - Friday only. There is a ticket machine for purchase of tickets at other times. The station has a car park and cycle rack.

Services

The current typical off-peak service is one train per hour northbound (calling at Woking, Clapham Junction and London Waterloo) and one train per hour southbound (calling at most stations to Portsmouth and Southsea). At peak times the service is half-hourly. There is no Sunday service. In the morning peak period a single train runs non-stop to London, but there is no non-stop service to Worplesdon from London.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Woking		South West Trains Portsmouth Direct Line		Guildford

External links

Train times and station information for Worplesdon railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 51°17′20″N 0°34′59″W / 51.289°N 0.583°W / 51.289; -0.583

Borough of Guildford

Towns, villages, most notable neighbourhoods and hamlets	Albury Artington Ash Ash Vale Burntcommon Burpham Chilworth Compton East Clandon East Horsley Effingham Fairlands Farley Green Gomshall Guildford Holmbury St Mary Jacobs Well Merrow Normandy Ockham Peaslake Pirbright Puttenham Ripley St Martha Seale Send Shackleford Shalford Shere Stoughton Tongham Wanborough West Clandon West Horsley Wisley Wood Street Village Worplesdon

Parks and public woodlands	Albury Park Clandon Park Hatchlands Park On the Greensand Ridge The Hurtmoor Winterfold Forest Ockham Park Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons Seale Chalk Pit Silent Pool On the North Downs Newlands Corner St. Martha's Hill wooded slopes of the Hog's Back Stoke Park Sutton Place Wanborough Grange RHS Garden, Wisley

Places of worship	Old St Peter and St Paul's Church, Albury St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth Guildford Cathedral Holy Trinity Church, Guildford St Nicolas' Church, Guildford St Mary's Church, Guildford Watts Mortuary Chapel

Education	Academy of Contemporary Music Ash Manor School Christ's College, Guildford George Abbot School Guildford College Guildford County School Guildford High School Guildford School of Acting Howard of Effingham School King's College, Guildford Knowl Hill School Lanesborough School Merrist Wood College Ripley Court Preparatory School Royal Grammar School Rydes Hill Preparatory School St. Peter's School Tormead School University for the Creative Arts The University of Law University of Surrey

Transport	Ash railway station Ash Vale railway station Chilworth railway station Clandon railway station Effingham Junction railway station Gomshall railway station Guildford railway station Horsley railway station London Road railway station Shalford railway station Tongham railway station Wanborough railway station Worplesdon railway station

Buildings and structures	Chilworth Manor Electric Theatre G Live Guildford Castle Guildford Guildhall Guildford House Guildford Museum Guildford Spectrum GuilFest Hogs Back Brewery Institute for Animal Health Normandy Youth Club–The N-Factor Royal Surrey County Hospital Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford Watts Gallery Wisley Airfield Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

Sport	Charlotteville Cycling Club Guildford City F.C. Guildford Crows Aussie Rules FC Guildford Flames Guildford Giants Guildford Lightning Merrow F.C. Surrey Storm Surrey United Tongham F.C.

South West Trains routes

Main line routes serving this station

Portsmouth Direct Line

Suburban and non-main line routes serving this station

None

Island Line Trains routes serving this station

None

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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