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| GWR 165 108 passes through |
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| Type: | National Rail (North Downs Line) |
| Station code: | WAN |
| Opened: | 1891 |
| Platforms: | 2 |
The station was opened by the London South Western Railway in 1891. The station became unstaffed in 1987 though retains it's original buildings. For a time the station signs said Wanborough for Normandy [1] (as in a nearby village not the area of France!) A nearby brick works had a dedicated siding until 1964 though has now been removed.
The station is managed by South Western Railway who maintain a half hourly service six days a week, there are also occasional stops by Great Western Railway trains. Access between the platforms is via a footbridge. Both platforms have partial canopies.
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Reading to Guildford (Middleton Press, 1988) Fig. 94
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| View down the platform, a bridge takes a road over the line |
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| Platform view from the footbridge |
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| Original station building and canopy |
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| A SWR train prepares to depart |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Reading to Guildford (Middleton Press, 1988) Fig. 94
