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Worplesdon railway station

Railway station in Surrey, England

Summary

Railway station in Surrey, England

Field	Value
name	Worplesdon
symbol_location	gb
symbol	rail
image	Worplesdon Railway Station.jpg
borough	Prey Heath, Woking
country	England
grid_name	Grid reference
grid_position
manager	South Western Railway
platforms	2
code	WPL
classification	DfT category E
opened	1 March 1883
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2020/21	passengers= 37,652}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2021/22	passengers= 0.101 million}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2022/23	passengers= 0.109 million}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2023/24	passengers= 0.129 million}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2024/25	passengers= 0.142 million}}
footnotes	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Worplesdon railway station is a railway station in the Woking district of Surrey, England. The station is located between and stations on the Portsmouth Direct Line, 26 mi down the line from .

History

In Autumn 2016, the station's signage was changed to Tarrytown during filming for The Commuter.

Location

Despite its name, the station is not located in Worplesdon village, which is approximately 1.5 mi to the southwest. The nearest village to the station is Mayford, located approximately 1 mi north-northeast of the station.

Passenger volume

Despite its rural location, the station consistently sees usage of over 100,000 entries/exits per year, being a commuter station for those in the surrounding areas.

2002–03	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23
Entries and exits	115,763	138,003	145,106	159,092	191,359	195,086	209,166	211,216	214,336	211,556	211,414	209,504	210,012	212,282	203,286	210,180	188,300	37,652	100,692

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

On Mondays to Fridays, there is typically an hourly service in each direction, to and . Sunday services began at this station at the start of 2020, with one train per hour on the Guildford - Waterloo (via Woking) suburban service calling here.

The ticket office is only open during the morning peak on weekdays; there is a self-service ticket machine for purchase of tickets at other times. The station has a car park and cycle rack.

References

"Railway Codes".
(2017). "TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain". Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.
Quick, Michael. (2023). "Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology". Railway and Canal Historical Society.
Wakeford, Ian. (2015). "Local Branch Lines and Stations Bring Benefits to Commuters in 1883".
Edwards, Mark. (2016-09-19). "Which Hollywood star has been filming at Worplesdon station?".
Rose, David. (16 March 2024). "Worplesdon Railway Station: From transporting stone to standing in for New York in Hollywood thiller [sic]".
"Estimates of station usage {{!}} ORR Data Portal".
eNRT May 2024, Table 152
"Worplesdon Station {{!}} National Rail".

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