London Road (Guildford) railway station
London Road (Guildford) railway station is situated in the east of Guildford in Surrey, England, lying close to the suburbs of Merrow and Burpham. It is 28 miles 47 chains (46.0 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
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| Location | |
| Place | Guildford |
| Local authority | Guildford |
| Coordinates | 51.240764°N 0.565277°W |
| Grid reference | TQ002500 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LRD |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
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| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1885 |
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The station is managed by South Western Railway, who provide the majority of train services. Southern also provide some peak period services.
It is situated on the New Guildford Line between Waterloo and Guildford via Cobham, although some trains operate via Epsom rather than Cobham.
The parenthesised Guildford is to avoid confusing the station with the similarly named London Road (Brighton). The name was formally changed to London Road, Guildford from London Road in 1923 when operation of the line was taken over from the London and South Western Railway by the Southern Railway, which then ran all the railways in SE England.[1]
Platform layout
Platform 1 - Up trains to London Waterloo via Cobham and Epsom, and peak hour trains to London Bridge and London Victoria
Platform 2 - Down trains to Guildford
Services
South Western Railway
- 4tph to London Waterloo, of which
- 2tph via Cobham
- 2tph via Epsom
- 4tph to Guildford
Southern
Services operate in peaktime only.
- 2 trains per day to London Victoria via Sutton and Norbury. One morning and one evening service both to and from London Victoria.
- 1 train per day to London Bridge via Sutton and Forest Hill. One morning service to and from London Bridge.
| Preceding station | |
Following station | ||
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| Clandon | South Western Railway Waterloo-Guildford via Cobham Waterloo-Guildford via Epsom |
Guildford | ||
| Clandon | Southern Peak periods only |
Guildford | ||
Accidents and incidents
- On 4 January 2019, a 51-year-old male passenger was fatally stabbed on board a South Western Railway service from Guildford to London Waterloo, as it was travelling between London Road and Clandon stations. The train, formed of a pair of Class 455 electric multiple units, was stopped at the next station along the line, Horsley, to allow emergency services to deal with the incident. Both the victim and the suspect had boarded the train at London Road. The suspect in the stabbing exited the train at Clandon and was arrested the following day.[2] The suspect, Darren Pencille, was subsequently found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.[3]
References
- Wragg, David. SR Handbook 1923-1947.
- "Surrey train stabbing: Suspect arrested along with a woman". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- "Darren Pencille: Train killer 'would panic during rail journeys'". BBC News. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
External links
- Train times and station information for London Road (Guildford) railway station from National Rail
