Longcross railway station

Longcross railway station is next to Longcross Garden Village (Upper Longcross) in Surrey, England. It straddles the former parishes of Virginia Water and Lyne and Longcross (a current civil parish) in part of the large wooded sandy heath known as Surrey Heath, larger than the district of the same name. It is 25 miles 11 chains (40.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo and is served as a minor stop by South Western Railway on the Waterloo–Reading line.

Longcross
National Rail
General information
LocationLongcross, Runnymede
England
Grid referenceSU978660
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLNG
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companySouthern Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
c. 1940Opened to restricted traffic, as Longcross Halt
21 September 1942Opened to general traffic
5 May 1969Renamed Longcross
Passengers
2017/18Increase 25,784
2018/19Decrease 23,090
2019/20Decrease 22,948
2020/21Decrease 21,356
2021/22Increase 68,956
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened c. 1940 by the Southern Railway. Originally named Longcross Halt, it was not shown in regular timetables until 21 September 1942. On 5 May 1969 it was renamed Longcross by British Rail.[1]

Since the May 2022 timetable change, trains stopping at this station have increased to a regular half-hourly frequency similar to other stations on the Waterloo–Reading line. This reflects the development of Longcross Garden Village nearby.

Location

The station provides access to Longcross Garden Village, and the adjacent Longcross film studios. The station is not by a road but has a short, broad path to residential roads: Burma Road and Churchill Drive.

To the north is Wentworth Golf Course, lacking any rights of way (accessways) between it and the station.[2] The station is thus adjacent to parts of the Wentworth Estate and, beyond the M3 motorway, Chobham Common.

Services

The off-peak Monday to Saturday service at the station is:[3]

On Sundays the service reduces to hourly in each direction.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Virginia Water   South Western Railway
Waterloo–Reading		   Sunningdale

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. OS Explorer Map, sheet 160, 2015, ISBN 978-0-319-24353-4
  3. "Train Timetable | South Western Railway". www.southwesternrailway.com.

51.385°N 0.595°W / 51.385; -0.595

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