Sandhurst railway station

Sandhurst railway station is a railway station in the town of Sandhurst in Berkshire, England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who operate services on the North Downs Line from Reading to Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Airport. The station is 11 1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) south east of Reading.

Not to be confused with Sandhurst Road railway station.

Sandhurst
Sandhurst station in 2014.
Location
PlaceSandhurst
Local authorityBracknell Forest
Grid referenceSU833615
Operations
Station codeSND
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.155 million
2015/16 0.156 million
2016/17 0.156 million
2017/18 0.152 million
2018/19 0.151 million
History
1909Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sandhurst from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Sandhurst Station has two platforms: Platform 1 for services towards Gatwick Airport and Platform 2 for services towards Reading. The station is unstaffed and has an enquiries and emergencies telephone situated at the bottom of Platform 1. The station uses LED-based live departure boards and audio announcements for reporting arrivals and delays to commuters. As of 2020, the station has neither a ticket office nor a ticket machine; tickets therefore have to be purchased on a train.[1]

History

A temporary station on this site existed between 1852 and 1853 but it was not until 1909 that the station opened permanently as 'Sandhurst Halt'. In around 1918, there were proposals to site a replacement station and goods yard a 1/4 of a mile northwards along the route, but seemingly, these never came to fruition.

Services

Sandhurst is served by trains approximately every 60 minutes in each direction Monday to Saturday, and every two hours on Sundays. There are additional trains during peak periods on weekdays. Most trains operate between Reading and Redhill via Guildford, though certain trains either terminate at Shalford or are extended to/from Gatwick Airport (all services run through to the airport on Sundays).[2]

See also

Bendigo (formerly Sandhurst) railway station, Australia or Sandhurst Road railway station, India

References
  1. "Sandhurst (Berks) station". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 148 (Network Rail)
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Crowthorne   Great Western Railway
North Downs Line		   Blackwater

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