Hersham railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Surrey, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Hersham
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Hersham station north entrance.JPG
| borough = Walton-on-Thames (SE part)
Hersham (NE part), Elmbridge
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|51.3768|-0.3898|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TQ121654|25|TQ121654}}
| manager = South Western Railway
| platforms = 2
| tracks = 4
| code = HER
| classification = DfT category D
| opened = 28 September 1936
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.809 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.180 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.447 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.594 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.666 million}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
Opened on 28 September 1936, Hersham railway station is on the London to Woking line and operated by South Western Railway. The station is {{convert|0.7|mi}} north of Hersham village centre, adjoined to one side by housing and the other by fields and a golf course. It is {{convert|15|mi|73|chain|km}} from {{stn|London Waterloo}}Railways in the United Kingdom historically are measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to one mile. and is situated between {{rws|Esher}} and {{rws|Walton-on-Thames}}.
Services
At off-peak times during weekdays are two trains per hour (tph) to London Waterloo and two tph to Woking, a large town and junction station in Surrey. During morning rush hour there are an extra two trains per hour to London Waterloo, and in the evening, south-west bound these continue to Guildford.{{cite web| url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk| title=Enquiries: Train times & tickets| website=National Rail}}{{NRtimes|December 2016|155}}
Immediate surroundings
Entrance to the station is from either side of the railway bridge which is above street level. The station entrances are at the southern end of each platform, and at the western end (furthest from London). The station has ticket machines and an office open until 1.40 pm. The main line towards Woking and Basingstoke consists of four tracks here, but only the outer tracks have platforms, served by stopping services to/from Woking.
Bus routes 514 and 564 serve the station, stopping at nearby bus stops on Molesey Road.{{cite map| url=https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/9324/Walton-on-Thames-Map-WEB-Sept-17.pdf| title=Walton-on-Thames, Molesey and Esher| website=Surrey County Council| date=2 September 2017}}
It is one of two stations serving Walton on Thames and Hersham as its railway track and engineered line beneath it mark the divide between the two settlements.{{cite web| url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/parishfinder.php?hersham| title=Parish Finder| website=A Church Near You| publisher=The Church of England| access-date=11 January 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111193608/https://www.achurchnearyou.com/parishfinder.php?hersham| archive-date=11 January 2014}} Adjoining to one side are housing (west) and fields with a golf course next to the River Mole (east).
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{{commons category|Hersham railway station}}
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{{rail line|previous=Esher|route=South Western Railway
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{{Elmbridge}}
{{SWT Stations|Woking=y|IL None=y|Main line None=y}}
{{Transport in Surrey}}
Category:Railway stations in Surrey
Category:Former Southern Railway (UK) stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1936
Category:Railway stations served by South Western Railway