Hampton Court railway station

National Rail station in Surrey, England

Hampton Court

Hampton Court

Location of Hampton Court in Surrey

Location| East Molesey
Local authority| Elmbridge
Managed by| South Western Railway
Station code(s)| HMC
DfT category| C2
Number of platforms| 2
Accessible| Yes
Fare zone| 6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20|  1.542 million[1]
2020–21|  0.299 million[1]
2021–22|  0.864 million[1]
2022–23|  1.107 million[1]
2023–24|  1.323 million[1]
Key dates
1 February 1849| Opened
Other information
External links|

* Departures
* Facilities

Coordinates| 51°24′10″N 0°20′33″W﻿ / ﻿51.4028°N 0.3425°W﻿ / 51.4028; -0.3425
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Hampton Court railway station is a suburban terminus station at East Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge in the county of Surrey, 100 yards short of Hampton Court Bridge, the midpoint of which is a boundary of Greater London. The station is 14 miles 76 chains (24.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo.[2]

Across the River Thames the station serves Hampton Court Palace and its adjoining park-side houses, riverside homes, hotels and boutiques in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and is in Transport for London's Travelcard Zone 6; the station is across the River Thames from Hampton Court Park, Gardens and Bushy Park, and adjacent to Cigarette Island Park.

## History

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The oldest artifact discovered in the area was a Stone Age era dugout canoe found in the River Mole/River Ember, which is now on display in the museum at Henley-on-Thames. The ground where the station and Park is sited was previously owned by the Church, then Hampton Court Palace, and then gifted to the local council between 1670 and 1840. The station is the terminus of the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Hampton Court branch line that has one junction – with the South West Main Line (west of Surbiton). One through station is on the branch, Thames Ditton. The station was built on the island formed between the river River Mole and its close distributary, the River Ember. Access was first via a wooden bridge from Creek Road. The branch was opened on 1 February 1849.[3] In its first two years the carriages were pulled by horses.[3]

Regular steam locomotives replaced the horses in the year 1849–1850 tender-first when proceeding down the line (rather than "up" to London), while construction of the first turntable was underway.[3] By 1868 four lines, four platforms, a railway turntable, a coal depot and ancillary buildings comprised a greater version of the site. The peak capacity of this station was between 1912 and 1929 when over 10 tracks fanned out at the site; four sets of tracks were designated for shuffle sidings (to augment services to the rest of the network); four were dedicated for the station itself and two lines were goods sidings for goods including bulk materials and the coal depot. During this period a Thames-side turntable was removed (the foundations of which were revealed on proposed redevelopment by in 2013).[citation needed]

In the 1930s the bed of the mouth of the Mole was filled in and the stream combined with the River Ember to construct Hampton Court Way and the Edward Lutyens-designed, re-aligned Hampton Court Bridge. The station site is owned by Network Rail, and the services operated by South Western Railway using the Class 455 fleet.

Since the 1960s the area adjacent to the river end of the site has been associated with a river ferry landing stage, and an open area with views to the Palace and up and down the River Thames from a "tea and dance room" known as the "Jolly Boatman" (under which the station's Victorian era train turntable was found during archeological excavation in 2013). This closed in the early 1990s and has since been left derelict by the various owners.[citation needed]

## Services

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All services at Hampton Court are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical service on all days of the week is two trains per hour to and from London Waterloo via Wimbledon which start and terminate at Hampton Court.[4]

Preceding station  |  National Rail | Following station

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Thames Ditton |  | South Western Railway

Hampton Court Branch Line

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## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 21B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
3. ^ a b c Turner, David. "Horse Power on the Hampton Court Branch in 1849" (PDF). Molesey Local History Society.
4. ^ Table 152 National Rail timetable, December 2023

## External links

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Borough of Elmbridge

Towns, villages and
neighbourhoods|

| Cobham|

* Cobham
* Downside
* Stoke d'Abernon
* Little Heath

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Esher|

* Claygate
* Esher
* Hinchley Wood
* West End

Surbiton|

* Long Ditton

Thames Ditton|

* Thames Ditton
* Weston Green

Molesey|

Molesey (in traditional parish, East Molesey and West Molesey)

Leatherhead|

Leatherhead, Oxshott

Walton on Thames|

* Ashley Park
* Burwood Park
* Hersham
* Walton-on-Thames

Weybridge|

* Oatlands
* St George's Hill
* Weybridge

Notable parks|

* Cigarette Island Park
* Esher Commons
* Giggs Hill Green
* Hurst Park
* Molesey Heath
* Oxshott Heath and Woods
* Painshill
* Weybridge Heath

Places of worship|

* St George's Church, Esher
* St Mary's Church, Stoke d'Abernon
* Church of St Nicholas, Thames Ditton
* Weybridge United Reformed Church

Education|

* ACS International Schools
* Brooklands College
* Danes Hill School
* Esher Church of England High School
* Esher Sixth Form College
* Feltonfleet School
* Heathside School
* Hinchley Wood School
* Milbourne Lodge School
* Notre Dame School
* Reed's School
* Three Rivers Academy
* St George's College (part)

Transport|

| Railway stations|

* Claygate
* Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon
* Esher
* Hampton Court
* Hersham
* Hinchley Wood
* Oxshott
* Thames Ditton
* Walton-on-Thames
* Weybridge

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Roads|

* M25
* A3
* A244
* A307
* A3050

Notable other|

* Thames Path
* London Outer Orbital Path
* Wey Navigation

Buildings and structures|

* Bessborough Reservoir
* Brooklands
* Brooklands Museum
* Claremont Estate
* Cobham Park
* Cobham Training Centre
* Esher Place
* Hurst Park Racecourse
* Knight Reservoir
* Island Barn Reservoir
* London Bus Museum
* Molesey Lock
* Molesey Reservoirs
* Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir
* Sandown Park Racecourse
* Sunbury Lock
* Wayneflete Tower

Sport|

* Dittons Skiff and Punting Club
* East Molesey Cricket Club
* Esher RFC
* Metropolitan Police F.C.
* Molesey Boat Club
* Molesey F.C.
* Surbiton Hockey Club
* Thames Ditton Lawn Tennis Club
* Thames Valley Skiff Club
* Walton Casuals F.C.
* Walton & Hersham F.C.
* Walton Rowing Club
* Weybridge Rowing Club

Places listed are articles notable as settlements, arranged by post town
The M25 motorway follows approximately a boundary and is included for its regional importance.

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Stations served by main line routes

Stations served by suburban and non-main line routes

Hampton Court line|

* London Waterloo
* Vauxhall
* Clapham Junction
* Earlsfield
* Wimbledon
* Raynes Park
* New Malden
* Berrylands
* Surbiton
* Thames Ditton
* Hampton Court

Stations served by the Island Line

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

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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

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Companies|

* Arriva London
* First Beeline
* London General
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* Safeguard Coaches
* Stagecoach South
* Sullivan Buses
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Waterways|

| Navigable rivers|

* River Thames

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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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