South West Trains Class 455 arriving at Guildford from the New Line in 2017
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
Network Rail
Locale
Surrey, South East England
Termini
Surbiton
Guildford
Service
Type
Suburban rail, Heavy rail
System
National Rail
Operator(s)
South Western Railway
Rolling stock
Class 450
Class 455
History
Opened
1885
Technical
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Third rail, 750 V DC
Route map
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New Guildford line
Legend
Waterloo
Vauxhall
South West Main Line
Clapham Junction
Earlsfield
Wimbledon
Sutton and Mole Valley lines
A3 (Kingston Bypass)
Surbiton
Hampton Court branch line
South West Main Line
to Portsmouth Direct line
Hinchley Wood
Claygate
A3 (Esher Bypass)
Oxshott
Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon
River Mole
M25
Leatherhead
Sutton and Mole Valley lines
River Mole
Bookham Tunnel
90 m
98 yd
Bookham
Effingham Junction
Horsley
Clandon
London Road (Guildford)
River Wey
Portsmouth Direct line
North Downs Line
Guildford
North Downs Line
Portsmouth Direct line
The New Guildford line, presently operated by South Western Railway, is a commuter line between London Waterloo and Guildford. It branches off the South West Main Line at Hampton Court Junction, just south-west of Surbiton. On timetables, trains on this route are advertised as going to Guildford via Cobham.
Rush hour services provide two (inbound) morning services and one (outbound) evening service non-stop between Surbiton and Waterloo. Off-peak services run twice per hour (once on Sundays) and are slower, stopping at all intermediate stations except between Surbiton and Wimbledon.[1]
A nominally independent company, the Guildford, Kingston and London Railway, proposed a line broadly similar to the present-day route, but joining to the District Railway at Putney Bridge. That scheme failed when the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) agreed to build the present route, including a branch from Effingham Junction to Leatherhead. It opened in 1885. The short section from Hampton Court Junction to Claygate was electrified in 1916, and from Claygate to Guildford in 1925.
^South Western Railway publication, 'Train Times 10 December 2017 to 19 May 2018' (Pub ref: PTT11 1217)
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