Sandhurst railway station

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Sandhurst

Location

Place

Sandhurst

Local authority

Bracknell Forest

Operations

Station code

SND

Managed by

First Great Western

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.121 million

2005/06 *

0.116 million

History

Key dates

Opened 1909

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sandhurst from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Sandhurst railway station is a railway station in the town of Sandhurst in Berkshire, England. The station is managed by First Great Western, who operate services on the North Downs Line from Reading to Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Airport. The station is 18 km (11½ miles) south east of Reading.

Sandhurst Station has two platforms: platform 1 for services towards Gatwick Airport and platform 2 for services towards Reading. The station is unstaffed and has an emergency telephone situated on platform 2.

[edit] History

The station opened as 'Sandhurst Halt' in 1909, but only in its official guise, as a temporary station had previously existed between 1852 and 1853. In around 1918, there were proposals to site a replacement station and goods yard a 1/4 of a mile northwards along the route, but seemingly, these never came to fruition.

[edit] Services

Sandhurst is served by trains approximately every 60 minutes in each direction Monday to Saturday, and every two hours on Sundays. There are additional trains during peak periods on weekdays. Most trains operate between Reading and Shalford, near Guildford, with some continuing to Redhill.