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National Rail station in London, England
Hampton Wick railway station
is in the
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
, in south-west
London
, and is in
Travelcard Zone 6
. The suburb of
Hampton Wick
is on the opposite bank of the
River Thames
from
Kingston upon Thames
and lies at the eastern end of
Hampton Court
Park.
It is 12 miles 44 chains (20.2 km) down the line from
London Waterloo
. The station and all trains serving it are operated by
South Western Railway
.
History
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The original station was opened by the
London and South Western Railway
on 1 July 1863: it was reconstructed in 1969. Platforms are above the street level ticket office. The ticket office is only open at peak times but tickets can be bought at other times from a ticket machine. The station is usually unstaffed. The journey time to
London Waterloo
is 30 minutes (via
Wimbledon
) or slightly longer via
Richmond
.
Accidents and incidents
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- On 6 August 1888, a light engine and a passenger train were in a head-on collision due to a signalman's error. Four people were killed and fifteen were injured.
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On 18 June 1930 a baby boy was found in the First Class carriage of a train travelling from Waterloo by Mr Paul Broome, the railway guard. The baby was found with a note which indicated whoever left him contemplated suicide. The baby was taken to Kingston Hospital.
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CID investigated the issue but whoever left the baby was never found.
Services
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All services at Hampton Wick are operated by
South Western Railway
.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
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On Sundays, the services to and from London Waterloo via Wimbledon are reduced to 2 tph and the services to and from Shepperton and Teddington are reduced to hourly.
Connections
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London Buses
routes
London Buses route 281
,
285
and
641
serve the station.
References
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