West Byfleet railway station
West Byfleet 
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| Location | |
| Place | West Byfleet |
| Local authority | Borough of Woking |
| Coordinates | 51°20′22″N 0°30′19″W / 51.3395°N 0.5054°WCoordinates: 51°20′22″N 0°30′19″W / 51.3395°N 0.5054°W |
| Grid reference | TQ041610 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WBY |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 3 (2 are used, one seldom) |
| 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 |
 1.225 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.270 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.325 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.372 million |
| 2015/16 |
1.400 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1 December 1887 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at West Byfleet from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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West Byfleet railway station is a relatively minor stop on the South Western Main Line opened 49 years after the line reached the following station west, Woking which is the district of the station.
It is served by all Alton and Woking (stopping) services by settled convention dating to the mid-to-late 20th century.
It adjoins West Byfleet and Woodham which are suburban settlements in the boroughs of Woking and Runnymede, to the south and north of the line, respectively. As to other towns it is the closest station to parts of the town/suburb of Byfleet and parts of the semi-rural suburb of Pyrford.
The station has three platforms, one of which (platform 2) is rarely used in line with nearby other South West Main Line stations. The station competes in the broadest sense, not of train company, with faster services at the next nearest station on the line, Woking station. Both are served by bus routes outside of the Transport for London fare-capped scheme.
The station was upgraded to increase disabled access, with lifts to both platform islands and a new bridge, work accomplished 2008-2009.
As of April 2015[update] at off-peak times the station has 4 trains per hour in each direction, alternating between Woking and Alton as to the end or start destination to the south-west and both having London (Waterloo) as their north-east terminus. The Alton services calling at fewer intermediate stations (being semi-fast).
The station frontage appeared in the 1977 movie Adventures of a Private Eye starring Christopher Neil.
The bridge has been removed between the two platforms of the station
The stairs are left as stubs
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