Esher railway station
Esher 
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| Location | |
| Place | Esher |
| Local authority | Borough of Elmbridge |
| Coordinates | 51°22′48″N 0°21′09″W / 51.38°N 0.3526°WCoordinates: 51°22′48″N 0°21′09″W / 51.38°N 0.3526°W |
| Grid reference | TQ146658 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ESH |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 4 (2 in use) |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1.088 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.105 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.160 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.189 million |
| 2015/16 |
 1.187 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 21 May 1838 |
| Original company | London and Southampton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 21 May 1838 | Opened as Ditton Marsh |
| c. 1840 | Renamed Esher and Hampton Court |
| July 1844 | Renamed Esher and Claremont |
| 1 June 1913 | Renamed Esher |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Esher from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Esher railway station is a mid-priority railway station on the South Western Main Line operated by South West Trains in England. The station adjoins the north of Esher with two footpaths skirting around Sandown Park Racecourse, 300m after the main entrance of which is the linear, commercial aspect of the town. At off-peak times two trains per hour in both directions call at Esher; the termini being London Waterloo station by the South Bank, London and the larger Surrey town of Woking.
When the railway arrived here in 1838 immediately a minor request stop opened on a station built here and named Ditton Marsh as the wetter part of Ditton Common. The common marks the boundary separating what was then the west of Thames Ditton, from Esher. The station was opened on 21 May 1838, and the name was soon changed to Esher and Hampton Court about 1840. It has since been renamed twice more: to Esher and Claremont in July 1844, and to Esher on 1 June 1913. It has also been shown as Esher for Claremont, or as Esher for Sandown Park in some timetables.
The station and track is elevated with respect to the street level
A special gate on the platform opens directly onto Sandown Park racecourse, particularly on its largest race days.
At off-peak times two trains per hour in both directions call at Esher; the termini being London Waterloo station by the South Bank, London and the larger Surrey town of Woking.
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