Chertsey railway station

Railway station in Surrey, England

Chertsey

General information
Location| Chertsey, Runnymede
England
Grid reference| TQ037664
Managed by| South Western Railway
Platforms| 2
Other information
Station code| CHY
Classification| DfT category D
Key dates
14 February 1848| Opened
1 October 1866| Resited on the opposite site of the road
Passengers
2019/20|  0.665 million
2020/21|  0.222 million
2021/22|  0.497 million
2022/23|  0.551 million
2023/24|  0.609 million

Notes

Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Chertsey railway station serves the town of Chertsey in the Runnymede District of Surrey, England. It is on the Chertsey Loop Line and is operated by South Western Railway.

## History

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The first station was opened by the London and South Western Railway, with the initial section of the Chertsey branch line, in 1848. The existing building, now a Grade II listed building, was opened on 1 October 1866. It comprises Up and Down platforms having brick buildings: the main building being on the Down side. There is a level crossing here. The platforms can hold ten carriage trains.

Local mythology ascribes the design of the existing station building to William Tite but, in fact, he had stopped all architectural work about 13 years previously. Historic England says, on this subject, "design thought to have been derived from earlier prototypes by Sir William Tite for L.S.W.R." citing, as its source, the book Victorian Stations: Railway Stations in England and Wales, 1836-1923 by Gordon Biddle 1973.[1]

## Original Station

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Whereas the current station is about 40m to the north west of Guildford Street, the original 1848 station was on the other side of Guildford Street to the south east. At the time it opened and for 18 years thereafter, the line terminated at Guildford Street and the branch line ran only in a south easterly direction to Weybridge railway station. It was only with opening of the current station in 1866 that the line was completed north westwards to Virginia Water railway station in order to allow travel onward to Egham railway station and Reading railway station. The original station building was on the north eastern side of the tracks.

Plans showing the layout of both stations are available for viewing, by prior arrangement, in the research section of Chertsey Museum. An 1848 plan shows the original station at the time it was built. Plans from 1870 to 1880 show the current station with new buildings springing up around it but still using the sidings, goods warehouse and engine house on the other side of Guildford Street left over from the original station.

## Services

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All services at Chertsey are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

* 2 tph to London Waterloo via Hounslow
* 2 tph to Weybridge

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction and southbound trains run to and from Woking instead of Weybridge.

Preceding station  |  National Rail | Following station

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Virginia Water |  | South Western Railway

Chertsey Branch Line

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## References

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1. ^ Historic England (3 June 1986). "Chertsey railway station building (Grade II) (1039969)". National Heritage List for England.
2. ^ Table 149 National Rail timetable, December 2023

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chertsey railway station.

* Train times and station information for Chertsey railway station from National Rail

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Borough of Runnymede

Towns,
villages and
neighbourhoods|

| Addlestone|

* Addlestone
* Hamm Court

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Chertsey|

* Chertsey
* Longcross
* Lyne
* Ottershaw

Egham|

* Egham
* Egham Hythe
* Englefield Green
* Pooley Green
* Stroude
* Thorpe
* Thorpe Lea

Virginia Water|

* Virginia Water
* Trumps Green
* Wentworth Estate

Notable parks|

* Runnymede
* Virginia Water Lake
* Chertsey Meads

Churches|

* St Peter's Church, Chertsey
* St. John's Church, Egham
* Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Englefield Green
* Christ Church, Ottershaw

Education|

* ACS International School
* TASIS England
* Chertsey High School
* Jubilee High School
* The Magna Carta School
* Ottershaw School
* Royal Holloway, University of London
* Salesian School, Chertsey
* Sir William Perkins's School
* Strode's College
* Fullbrook School

Transport|

| Railway stations|

* Addlestone
* Byfleet & New Haw
* Chertsey
* Egham
* Longcross
* Virginia Water

|

Roads|

* M25
* A30
* M3
* A308
* A320

Buildings
and structures|

| Public use|

* Botleys Mansion
* Bournewood House
* Chertsey Abbey Ruins (municipal Abbey Gardens)
* Runnymede Memorial
* St Peter's Hospital

|

Notable private|

* Crossland House, Virginia Park
* Great Fosters
* Hardwick Court Farm

Bridges|

* Chertsey Bridge
* Staines Bridge
* Runnymede Bridge

Sports|

| Football|

* Addlestone & Weybridge Town F.C.
* Chertsey Town F.C.
* Egham Town F.C.

|

Cricket|

* Chertsey Cricket Club
* Egham Cricket Club
* Englefield Green Cricket Club

Tennis|

16 nationally registered venues

Golf (main)|

* Foxhills
* Wentworth

Watersports|

* Addlestone Canoe Club
* Staines Boat Club, Egham Hythe
* Staines Sailing Club, Egham Hythe
* Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club, Runnymede
* Weybridge Rowing Club

Other leisure|

* Thorpe Park
* Great Cockcrow Miniature Railway

Places listed are articles notable as settlements, arranged by post town

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South Western Railway routes

Stations served by main line routes

Stations served by suburban and non-main line routes

Hounslow Loop line
& Chertsey or
Weybridge branch line|

* London Waterloo
* Vauxhall
* Queenstown Road
* Clapham Junction
* Wandsworth Town
* Putney
* Barnes
* Barnes Bridge
* Chiswick
* Kew Bridge
* Brentford
* Syon Lane
* Isleworth
* Hounslow
* Whitton
* Twickenham
* St Margarets
* Richmond
* North Sheen
* Mortlake
* Barnes
* Putney
* Wandsworth Town
* Clapham Junction
* Queenstown Road
* Vauxhall
* London Waterloo
* Feltham
* Ashford
* Staines
* Egham
* Virginia Water
* Chertsey
* Addlestone
* Weybridge
* Byfleet & New Haw
* West Byfleet
* Woking

Stations served by the Island Line

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

South Western Railway \- Island Line \- National Rail \- Southern \- CrossCountry \- Great Western Railway

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Transport in Surrey

Road|

| Motorways|

* M23
* M25
* M3

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A-roads|

* A217
* A23
* A24
* A240
* A243
* A25
* A29
* A3
* A31
* A3100
* A323
* A331

Service stations|

* Clacket Lane
* Cobham

Airports|

* Fairoaks Airport
* Redhill Aerodrome

Rail|

| Main lines|

* Alton Line
* Ascot–Ash Vale line
* Brighton Main Line
* Chertsey branch line
* Epsom Downs Branch
* Hampton Court branch line
* New Guildford Line
* North Downs Line
* Oxted line
* Portsmouth Direct Line
* Redhill–Tonbridge line
* Shepperton branch line
* South Western Main Line
* Sutton and Mole Valley Lines
* Tattenham Corner line
* Waterloo to Reading Line

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Closed lines|

* Cranleigh line
* Horton Light Railway
* London Necropolis Railway

Stations|

* Addlestone
* Ash
* Ash Vale
* Ashtead
* Bagshot
* Banstead
* Betchworth
* Bookham
* Box Hill & Westhumble
* Brookwood
* Byfleet & New Haw
* Camberley
* Chertsey
* Chilworth
* Chipstead
* Clandon
* Claygate
* Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon
* Dorking
* Dorking Deepdene
* Dorking West
* Dormans
* Earlswood
* Effingham Junction
* Egham
* Epsom
* Epsom Downs
* Esher
* Ewell East
* Ewell West
* Farncombe
* Farnham
* Frimley
* Godalming
* Godstone
* Gomshall
* Guildford
* Hampton Court
* Haslemere
* Hersham
* Hinchley Wood
* Horley
* Horsley
* Hurst Green
* Kempton Park
* Kingswood
* Leatherhead
* Lingfield
* London Road (Guildford)
* Longcross
* Merstham
* Milford
* Oxshott
* Oxted
* Redhill
* Reigate
* Salfords
* Shalford
* Shepperton
* Staines
* Sunbury
* Tadworth
* Tattenham Corner
* Thames Ditton
* Upper Halliford
* Upper Warlingham
* Virginia Water
* Walton-on-Thames
* Wanborough
* West Byfleet
* Weybridge
* Witley
* Woking
* Woldingham
* Worplesdon

Closed stations|

* Ash Green Halt
* Baynards
* Bramley & Wonersh
* Cranleigh
* Epsom Town
* Monks Lane Halt
* Tongham

Heritage railways|

* Old Kiln Light Railway

Buses|

| Stations|

* Guildford bus station

|

Companies|

* Arriva London
* First Beeline
* London General
* Metrobus
* Safeguard Coaches
* Stagecoach South
* Sullivan Buses
* White Bus Services

Waterways|

| Navigable rivers|

* River Thames

|

Canals|

* Basingstoke Canal
* Wey and Arun Canal
* Wey and Godalming Navigations

Footpaths|

| National Trails|

* North Downs Way
* Thames Path

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Long-distance footpaths|

* Blackwater Valley Path
* Downs Link
* E2
* Greensand Way
* London Outer Orbital Path
* Mole Gap Trail
* St Swithun's Way
* Thames Down Link
* Vanguard Way
* Wey South Path

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