St Margarets railway station (London)

St Margarets (London)
St Margarets (London) Location of St Margarets (London) in Greater London
Location	St Margarets
Local authority	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Managed by	South West Trains
Station code	SMG
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	3
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	1.660 million
2012–13	1.719 million
2013–14	1.738 million
2014–15	1.745 million
2015–16	1.510 million
Key dates
1876	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°27′18″N 0°19′13″W / 51.455°N 0.3204°W / 51.455; -0.3204Coordinates: 51°27′18″N 0°19′13″W / 51.455°N 0.3204°W / 51.455; -0.3204

St Margarets railway station, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in southwest London, is in Travelcard Zone 4. It was opened by the London & South Western Railway in 1876 on the existing line from Waterloo to Windsor. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. The station entrance is at the east end, nearer to London. The station is known as St Margarets (London) and St Margarets (Greater London) to differentiate it from St Margarets (Hertfordshire) railway station. It is now possible to use the Oyster card for travel here.

The typical off-peak service of eight trains per hour all terminating at Waterloo comprises:

Normal tickets to Waterloo are not valid by second and third routes.

Trains direct to or towards London call at Platform 1. The vast majority of trains calling here stop at all stations to Waterloo. Platform 2 is now disused. Fast trains towards Waterloo use the track that passes Platform 2. There is only one outbound platform (Platform 3). Fast trains away from London pass through the station along the track for Platform 3.

St. Margaret's is often visited by passing fast services to Reading and Windsor and Chertsey, passing through platform 2 and 3.

London Buses routes 969 and H37 serve the station.