Egham railway station
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The station signs read 'Egham, for Royal Holloway, University of London'. Many students from the University and the nearby Strode's College use the station for travel to and from Egham.
History
Beginning in 1846 proposals were made for a line connecting Egham to Waterloo. In 1852 the Staines, Wokingham & Woking Junction Railway was proposed and then approved the following year. Despite objections to the railway's 12 proposed road crossings, the refusal of landowners to sell their properties and the death of two workers, the line opened on 4 June 1856 operated by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). The line was electrified in 1939.[1]
A new station building built by British Rail on the London-bound platform was opened in 1985 by Lady Lawrence.
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Accidents
On 7 June 1864, two trains running from Ascot to London collided, resulting in the deaths of six people. The trains had been scheduled to leave Ascot at five minute intervals, but the first train was delayed at Egham due to a passenger being removed for card-sharping, causing a late departure at 7:28pm when it was struck by the following train.[1][2]
On 17 October 2000, a bus became trapped between the barriers at Pooley Green crossing and was subsequently struck by an empty train. The bus was dragged 100 metres causing damage to nearby houses. All eight bus passengers were evacuated before the collision.[1][3]
Services
All services at Egham are operated by South Western Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 4 tph to Template:Stn (2 of these are stopping services via Hounslow and 2 are semi-fast via Template:Stn)
- 2 tph to Weybridge
- 2 tph to Reading via Bracknell
Additional services, including trains to and from Camberley and Aldershot call at the station during the peak hours.
On Sundays, the stopping services between Weybridge and London Waterloo are reduced to hourly and southbound trains run to and from Woking instead of Weybridge.
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References
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External links
- Train times and station information for Egham railway station from National Rail
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