Walton on Thames railway station
Walton-on-Thames 
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| Location | |
| Place | Walton-on-Thames |
| Local authority | Borough of Elmbridge |
| Coordinates | 51°22′22″N 0°24′51″W / 51.3728°N 0.4143°WCoordinates: 51°22′22″N 0°24′51″W / 51.3728°N 0.4143°W |
| Grid reference | TQ104649 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WAL |
| 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 |
 2.680 million |
| 2012/13 |
2.710 million |
| 2013/14 |
2.819 million |
| 2014/15 |
2.869 million |
| 2015/16 |
2.916 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 21 May 1838 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Walton-on-Thames from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Walton-on-Thames railway station is at the southern edge of the town of Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England and borders Burwood Park, Hersham. The station's main entrance borders the Ashley Park area of the largely residential town and features a taxi rank and pick-up . The station opened as Walton for Hersham in 1838 and today has rush hour services two stops from Central London.
Only the two outer platforms on the slow lines are currently used. The central island platform is disused.
Services from Walton-on-Thames are split into rush hour (Monday - Friday, early mornings and evenings), off peak (Monday - Friday, Saturday) and Sunday:
Rush hour services to London Waterloo only operate in the morning, and services to Woking and Guildford operate in the evening rush hour with one service running semi fast to Basingstoke.
There are also three direct trains to Portsmouth Harbour two via Basingstoke one via Guildford per day, Mon - Sat, and one direct train to Branksome in the early morning. In the evening there are two services from Portsmouth Harbour via Basingstoke and one from Weymouth to Walton on Thames.
The station first operated in 1838, and was one of the first stations on the South Western Main Line, between and Ditton Marsh (now Esher) and Weybridge. The first services ran from Nine Elms to Woking Common (now Woking).
The middle platforms were abandoned when slower services only used the outer tracks, leaving the inside tracks for non stop services to Woking.
Walton-on-Thames railway station was one of the first stations selected by South West Trains to have automatic ticket gates installed at all of the exits to the station. These were installed and in operation on 25 June 2009. There were also smartcard validators installed, intended (in the future) for use when the barriers are unattended and open.
Ramps were installed on 31 October 2009, making both platforms accessible to all from street level. Access from the Ashley Park / ticket office side of the station to the Burwood Park side requires use of the railway-owned subway which is via a short flight of steps or a detour of more than 600m by road or pavement.
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