Strawberry Hill railway station

Strawberry Hill
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Strawberry Hill Location of Strawberry Hill in Greater London
Location	Strawberry Hill
Local authority	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Managed by	South West Trains
Station code	STW
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2007–08	1.023 million
2008–09	0.956 million
2009–10	0.941 million
2010–11	0.989 million
2011–12	1.028 million
2012–13	1.046 million
2013–14	1.099 million
Key dates
1 December 1873	Opened
Other information
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External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
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Strawberry Hill railway station is in Strawberry Hill in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains. The station is equipped with Oyster card swipe terminals.

The line through Strawberry Hill (the Kingston Loop) opened in 1863, but Strawberry Hill station did not open until 1 December 1873. The current booking office building on the up, or western, side and the platform canopies date from the 1935 modernisation. Lifting barriers replaced the level crossing swing gates in 1973, the signal box was demolished in 1975.

Strawberry Hill train maintenance depot, built in 1897, is inside the triangular junction of the Shepperton Branch Line with the Kingston Loop Line.

Service

The off-peak weekday service in trains per hour at the station is

• two to London Waterloo via Richmond,
• two to London Waterloo via Wimbledon.

Monday to Friday, four additional early morning rush-hour trains to Waterloo are routed from Shepperton. Three additional evening rush-hour trains from Waterloo continue from here down the Shepperton Branch Line.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Twickenham		South West Trains Kingston Loop Line		Teddington
		South West Trains Shepperton Branch Line (Restricted Service)		Fulwell
	Future Development
Preceding station		Crossrail		Following station
Twickenham Terminus		Crossrail Line 2		Teddington towards New Southgate or Broxbourne

External links

• Twickenham Museum article on Strawberry Hill Station

• Train times and station information for Strawberry Hill railway station from National Rail