Twickenham railway station
Twickenham 
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 Twickenham
Location of Twickenham in Greater London
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| Location | Twickenham |
| Local authority | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Station code | TWI |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Number of platforms | 5 |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 | 5.149 million |
| 2012–13 |
 5.565 million |
| 2013–14 |
5.758 million |
| 2014–15 |
6.013 million |
| 2015–16 |
6.535 million |
| Key dates | |
| 22 August 1848 | Opened |
| 28 March 1954 | Resited 230m east |
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| WGS84 | 51°27′01″N 0°19′47″W / 51.4504°N 0.3296°WCoordinates: 51°27′01″N 0°19′47″W / 51.4504°N 0.3296°W |
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Twickenham railway station is in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.
The predecessor, a neo-gothic station, was built by the London and Windsor Railway on the west of London Road bridge, opening on 22 August 1848.
Preparatory work for rebuilding by the Southern Railway in its "Southern Odeon" style on the east of London Road was halted by the outbreak of World War II, with most trackwork and the vertical edgings of the five planned through platforms in place. After the war some platforms were made level for rugby spectators' trains which were hand-flagged through the embryonic station. It was not until 28 March 1954 that the present station came into use with three through tracks inconveniently having the two up platforms facing each other. The track at platform 1 is disconnected in one direction and stops at a causeway which allows rugby crowds to reach platforms 2 and 3 without entering the cramped station building. The original station was demolished immediately after closure and there are no remains to be seen.
On 4 February 1996, South West Trains operated its first service which ran from Twickenham to London Waterloo, departing at 05:10. This was the first scheduled privatised train to operate in 48 years.
Platforms 1 and 2 can be reached by the entrance reserved for match days. With staff attendance platform 3 can be reached across the causeway from the car park and platforms 4 and 5 by a stairlift from the road-level footbridge.
The typical off-peak service from the station in trains per hour is:
London Buses route 267, 281 and school route 681 serve the station. King Street is a short walk away and is served by routes 33, 110, 267, 281, 290, 490, 691, H22, R68 and R70 and night route N22 serve the station
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