Virginia Water in Surrey is the junction of the
London Waterloo to
Reading and
Chertsey Branch Lines.
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(London Waterloo-Reading &
Chertsey Branch Lines) |
| Station code: |
VIR |
| Opened: |
1856 |
| Platforms: |
4 |
The station was opened by the London & South Western Railway in 1856 on it's line from
Staines to
Ascot. The station was rebuilt in the early 1970s in the common British Rail prefab concrete style.
A new footbridge including lifts was opened in 2017 replacing an older footbridge that did not offer step-free access.
Virginia Water has two sets of platforms, platforms two and three are joined in a V-shape to allow for easy interchange. The station is managed by South Western Railway.
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| SWR 450 548 arrives with a Reading bound train |
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| A SWR 700 departs under the new footbridge |
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| A SWR 700 stands at the station |
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| Platform side of the main station building |
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| View down the platform |
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| Waiting to depart |
