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Weybridge
General information
Location	Weybridge, Elmbridge England
Coordinates	51°21′42″N 0°27′27″W / 51.3616°N 0.4575°W / 51.3616; -0.4575
Grid reference	TQ074636
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Other information
Station code	WYB
Classification	DfT category C2
History
Opened	21 May 1838
Passengers
2019/20	2.227 million
Interchange	0.597 million
2020/21	0.420 million
Interchange	0.193 million
2021/22	1.234 million
Interchange	0.420 million
2022/23	1.681 million
Interchange	0.474 million
2023/24	1.858 million
Interchange	0.518 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Weybridge railway station is near the established midpoint of Weybridge in Surrey, England and south of its town centre. It is on the South West Main Line and operated by South Western Railway.

It is 19 miles 12 chains (30.8 km) from London Waterloo and is situated between Walton-on-Thames and Byfleet & New Haw on the main line. The Chertsey branch line diverges from the main line here and runs to Virginia Water.

History

The station was opened by the London and Southampton Railway (L&SR) on 21 May 1838. The L&SR had not intended to construct a station at Weybridge, but was required by the authorizing Act of Parliament to build two road bridges over the line near the town. Following a negotiation with the Weybridge vestry, the company agreed to open a station on a trial basis for 12 months in exchange for being allowed to build only one bridge. Two platforms were constructed in the deep cutting between St George's Hill and Weybridge Heath and the main station building, on the north side of the line, was at road level. Initially, the typical journey time to London was around an hour and, by 1841, a mail train was stopping daily.

The branch to Chertsey, which joined the main line via an east-facing junction, was constructed in 1848. It was not until 1885 that Byfleet Junction was constructed, creating the triangle of lines to the west of Weybridge station. Additional tracks on the main line through the station were added in 1885 and 1902. A new station building, equipped with luggage lifts, was built between 1902 and 1904 in conjunction with the quadrupling work, but was destroyed by an arson attack in January 1987.

By 1895, there was a freight yard with a goods shed to the north west of the station. The yard closed in 1964 and by the mid-1980s the area was being used by a coal merchant and for the station car park. The lines through the station were electrified in 1907, although steam locomotives continued to haul long-distance express services through Weybridge until 1967. The 68-lever signal box was closed on 22 March 1970, when control of the lines in the Weybridge area was transferred to Surbiton Panel Box.

Service

South Western Railway operate northbound services to London Waterloo, via Surbiton or Chertsey, inner suburban southbound services to Woking and outer suburban services to Basingstoke.

The typical off-peak Monday to Friday service is:

Platform 1

• 2tph to London Waterloo via Staines and Hounslow

Platform 2

• 4tph to London Waterloo via Surbiton (2 fast, 2 semi-fast)

Platform 3

• 2tph to Basingstoke via Woking and Farnborough
• 2tph to Woking

Amenities and immediate surroundings

A pub with large car park, nightclub and Saint George's Hill adjoin the north and east of the station respectively. The business estate, museum of Brooklands and Brooklands College adjoin the other sides. The station is close to the approximate midpoint of the medieval parish boundaries of Weybridge.

Bus routes 436, 515 and the Cobham Chatterbus serve the station.

In popular culture

Scenes of the Dam Busters were filmed at the station, as Wallis had lived nearby.

Notes

1. Railways in the United Kingdom historically are measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to one mile.

References

1. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1989). Branch lines around Ascot. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Fig. 32. ISBN 0-906520-64-9.
2. Douglas Smith, John (2003). Weybridge Station. Weybridge Station: Walton & Weybridge Local History Society. p. ii.
3. ^ White, Neil (1999). Weybridge Past. Chichester: Phillimore. pp. 40–43. ISBN 1-86077-086-X.
4. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1986). Waterloo to Woking. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Fig. 108. ISBN 0-906520-38-X.
5. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1986). Waterloo to Woking. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Fig. XXIX. ISBN 0-906520-38-X.
6. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1986). Waterloo to Woking. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Fig. 103. ISBN 0-906520-38-X.
7. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1986). Waterloo to Woking. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Fig. 102. ISBN 0-906520-38-X.
8. Douglas Smith, John (2003). Weybridge Station. Weybridge Station: Walton & Weybridge Local History Society. p. 53.
9. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1986). Waterloo to Woking. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Fig. XXIX. ISBN 0-906520-38-X.
10. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1986). Waterloo to Woking. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Fig. 107. ISBN 0-906520-38-X.
11. "Electric Trains to Weybridge". The Times. No. 47565. London. 23 December 1936. p. 2.
12. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1986). Waterloo to Woking. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Fig. 106. ISBN 0-906520-38-X.
13. H.E. Malden (editor) (1911) Index Map Retrieved 11 January 2014.
14. "Chertsey, Addlestone and Weybridge" (PDF). Surrey County Council. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
15. Market Harborough Advertiser Thursday 6 October 1955, page 5

External links

• Train times and station information for Weybridge railway station from National Rail

• Notes including photographs

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Walton-on-Thames		South Western Railway Waterloo to Woking		Byfleet & New Haw
		South Western Railway Waterloo to Basingstoke		Woking
Addlestone		South Western Railway Chertsey Branch Line		Terminus

v t e Borough of Elmbridge
Towns, villages and neighbourhoods	Cobham Cobham Downside Stoke d'Abernon Little Heath 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 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.

• Railway stations in Surrey
• DfT Category C2 stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838
• Former London and South Western Railway stations
• Railway stations served by South Western Railway
• Weybridge, Surrey