St Margarets railway station (London)
St Margarets  | |
|---|---|
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| Location | St Margarets |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Station code(s) | SMG |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2008–09 |  1.547 million[1] |
| 2009–10 | 1.504 million[1] |
| 2010–11 |  1.602 million[1] |
| 2011–12 | 1.660 million[1] |
| 2012–13 | 1.719 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 1876 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
 London transport portal | |
St Margarets railway station, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in southwest London, is in Travelcard Zone 4. It was opened by the London & South Western Railway in 1876[2] on the existing line from Waterloo to Windsor. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. The station entrance is at the east end, nearer to London. The station is known as St Margarets (London) and St Margarets (Greater London) to differentiate it from St Margarets (Hertfordshire) railway station. It is now possible to use the Oyster card for travel here.
Services
The typical off-peak service of eight trains per hour all terminating at Waterloo comprises:
- 4 direct via Richmond and Clapham Junction
- 2 circuitously via Kingston and Wimbledon
- 2 circuitously via Hounslow.
Normal tickets to Waterloo are not valid by second and third routes.
Trains direct to or towards London call at Platform 1. The vast majority of trains calling here stop at all stations to Waterloo. Platform 2 is now disused. Fast trains towards Waterloo use the track that passes Platform 2. There is only one outbound platform (Platform 3). Fast trains away from London pass through the station along the track for Platform 3.
St. Margaret's is often visited by passing fast services to Reading and Windsor and Chertsey, passing through platform 2 and 3.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | South West Trains Hounslow/Kingston loop line |
Twickenham | ||
Connections
London Buses routes H37 and 969 serve the station.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1988). Waterloo to Windsor. Middleton Press. p. 64. ISBN 0-906520-54-1.
External links
- Train times and station information for St Margarets railway station (London) from National Rail
