Byfleet & New Haw railway station

Byfleet & New Haw railway station is on the London to Woking line, operated by South Western Railway. The station is at the northern edge of Byfleet with the village of New Haw immediately to the north and the M25 motorway within 400 m to the west.

Byfleet & New Haw
Byfleet & New Haw Station, August 2006
Location	Byfleet, Borough of Runnymede England
Coordinates	51.3497°N 0.4812°W
Grid reference	TQ058622
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BFN
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	10 July 1927
Passengers
2015/16	0.475 million
2016/17	0.477 million
2017/18	0.477 million
2018/19	0.445 million
2019/20	0.402 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is in the county of Surrey and 500 m from the Brooklands business, industrial, museum and retail estate in the south west of Weybridge. It is 20 miles 32 chains (32.8 km) from London Waterloo[note 1] and is situated between Weybridge and West Byfleet.

History

The station was designed by the architect James Robb Scott and opened on 10 July 1927[1] to cater for the increasing local population. The opening of the Vickers aircraft factory in 1911 led to Byfleet's population doubling in just ten years. Many new houses were built to accommodate the factory workers.[2]

Down stopping train passing West Weybridge station in 1953

The station was originally called "West Weybridge" and changed to its present name in June 1962.[1]

It is on a section of railway that forms part of the South Western Main Line's original form, the London and Southampton Railway, which was built in stages. The first stage opened in May 1838 and joined the London Terminus in Nine Elms with Woking Common, now Woking.[3]

Byfleet and New Haw Station is in close proximity to the historical Brooklands racetrack and aerodrome, which date back to 1907.[4][5] The racetrack hosted the 1927 British Grand Prix a few months after the station opened.[6]

Service

At off-peak times there are two trains per hour north and two trains per hour south. Currently the services to Woking are usually at 00 and 30 minutes past the hour and those to London at 10 and 40 minutes past the hour. The station has two platforms and is predominantly served by stopping trains on the Woking to London Waterloo via Surbiton service. At peak times there are three or four trains an hour to London Waterloo. On Sundays and late evenings/early mornings there is an additional service to Waterloo via Staines. As Byfleet and New Haw is one of the earlier stops on the Waterloo line, passengers getting on here stand a very good chance of getting a seat. Access for disabled passengers is difficult as passengers travelling in either direction need to negotiate a long staircase. There is no wheelchair access.

Up Slow line platform

Ticket Office and Station Staff

Byfleet and New Haw's ticket office is staffed on a part-time basis but has no platform staff. There is an automated ticket machine at the bottom of the first staircase.[7]

Ticket Office Opening Hours

Monday-Friday	06:40-10:30
Saturday	09:00-13:00
Sunday	Closed

[8]

Parking

Contrary to information on the National Rail website, Byfleet and New Haw has a car park [9] although space is limited and it is difficult to get a space after morning rush hour. There is an obsolete pay and display machine within the car park, which appears to have been out of use for many years. One day parking is still advertised at 100p (£1).

Refurbishment

In March 2013, work began to refurbish the booking hall, subway and stairwells at the station. Works were completed in August 2013.[8]

Notes

1. Railways in the United Kingdom historically are measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to one mile.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 247. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. "BYFLEET HERITAGE SOCIETY". www.byfleetheritage.org.uk.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. www.madesimplemedia.co.uk, Premm Design and Made Simple Media | www premmdesign co uk. "Our History - Motor Racing". www.brooklandsmuseum.com.
5. www.madesimplemedia.co.uk, Premm Design and Made Simple Media | www premmdesign co uk. "Our History - Flying". www.brooklandsmuseum.com.
6. www.madesimplemedia.co.uk, Premm Design and Made Simple Media | www premmdesign co uk. "Brooklands Museum". www.brooklandsmuseum.com.
7. "Byfleet and New Haw". www.southwesternrailway.com.
8. "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Byfleet & New Haw". www.nationalrail.co.uk.
9. "TS1049 Byfleet and New Haw Station - Trainspots (Ver 2.60)". Trainspots.

External links

• Train times and station information for Byfleet & New Haw railway station from National Rail