Hampton Wick railway station

Hampton Wick railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south-west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. The suburb of Hampton Wick is on the opposite bank of the River Thames from Kingston upon Thames and lies at the eastern end of Hampton Court Park.

Hampton Wick
Hampton Wick Location of Hampton Wick in Greater London
Location	Hampton Wick
Local authority	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Managed by	South Western Railway
Station code	HMW
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16	1.032 million[1]
2016–17	0.985 million[1]
2017–18	0.938 million[1]
2018–19	0.994 million[1]
2019–20	0.913 million[1]
Key dates
1 July 1863	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4141°N 0.3107°W
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It is 12 miles 44 chains (20.2 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

History

The original station was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 July 1863: it was reconstructed in 1969. Platforms are above the street level ticket office. The ticket office is only open at peak times but tickets can be bought at other times from a ticket machine. The station is usually unstaffed. The journey time to London Waterloo is 30 minutes (via Wimbledon) or slightly longer via Richmond.

Accidents and incidents

• On 6 August 1888, a light engine and a passenger train were in a head-on collision due to a signalman's error. Four people were killed and fifteen were injured.[2]

On 18 June 1930 a baby boy was found in the First Class carriage of a train travelling from Waterloo by Mr Paul Broome, the railway guard. The baby was found with a note which indicated whoever left him contemplated suicide. The baby was taken to Kingston Hospital.[3] CID investigated the issue but whoever left the baby was never found.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station in train per hours is:

• 6 to London Waterloo, of which:
  • 4 run via Wimbledon
  • 2 run via Richmond
• 2 to Shepperton

The station features in the music video for Jamie T's single "Sticks 'N' Stones".

Connections

London Buses routes London Buses route 281, 285 and 641 serve the station.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Earnshaw, Alan (1991). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 7. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 6. ISBN 0-906899-50-8.
3. "Another Baby Abandoned - Guards Find in First-Class Carriage at Hampton Wick". Surrey Comet. 21 June 1930.

External links

• Train times and station information for Hampton Wick railway station from National Rail