Oxshott railway station

Oxshott National Rail
Location
Place Oxshott
Local authority Elmbridge
Grid reference TQ141609
Operations
Station code OXS
Managed by South West Trains
Number of platforms 2
DfT category D
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2009/10 Decrease 0.444 million
2010/11 Increase 0.454 million
2011/12 Increase 0.468 million
2012/13 Increase 0.471 million
2013/14 Increase 0.491 million
History
Key dates Opened 1885 (1885)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Oxshott from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Oxshott railway station serves the village of Oxshott, in Surrey, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains on the New Guildford Line, and is served by trains from London Waterloo to Guildford via Cobham.

History

The station opened on 2 February 1885 as Oxshott and Fairmile.[1] At that time the village was as Fairmile remains, less than a village, and did not have any place of worship. The brickfields here facilitated a short third track from them to a point near the station which supplied bricks for many late 19th century and early 20th century homes of London, see Oxshott.[2]

Services

South West Trains operate the services on the line trains every 30 minutes in each direction. Northbound trains to London Waterloo are scheduled to call at the station before stopping at Surbiton then run fast passing the three stations immediately south-west of Wimbledon. The service is stopping after Wimbledon but omits Queenstown Road, forming an inner city block of three suburban-service stops including Clapham Junction. Southbound trains run to Guildford, a junction station, and stop at all five stations on the way.[3]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Claygate   South West Trains
Waterloo-Guildford via Cobham		   Cobham &
Stoke d'Abernon

Incidents

Oxshott A244 bridge incident, 2010

The aftermath of the accident, showing the A244 road bridge, from which the lorry fell, viewed from the station platform, looking towards Claygate.

On 5 November 2010, at approximately 3:30pm, a cement mixer lorry fell off the bridge over the railway 50 m north-east of the station, and landed on carriages of a train accelerating away from the station.[4] No-one was killed. Witnesses stated that the rear of the lorry crashed through the parapet of the bridge and dragged the whole vehicle over the side of the bridge.[5] The eight-carriage train, operated by South West Trains, was working the 1505 Guildford to London Waterloo.[4] The train was formed of two Class 455 electric multiple units. The lorry, loaded with concrete and weighing 24 tonnes, landed on the sixth carriage, severely crushing the end of the roof.[6] Further damage was sustained to the fifth and sixth, seventh and eighth carriages, with the latter being derailed at its trailing bogie, although the train remained upright.[6] British Transport Police reported that six people on board the train sustained minor injuries whilst the driver of the lorry had sustained more serious injuries.[4] This was later revised to two serious and five minor injuries.[6] The Class 455 electric multiple unit involved has since been fully repaired using a rebuilt carriage from a Class 210 diesel multiple unit and returned to service in July 2013

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 179. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ↑ H.E. Malden (editor) (1911). "Parishes: Stoke d'Abernon". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Timetable 11 South West Trains, 15 May - 28 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Several injured as lorry falls on to a train". BBC News. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  5. ↑ Clinnick, Richard. "Lorry lands on train after plunging through bridge". Rail. Bauer Media (657, 17–30 November 2010): 6–7.
  6. 1 2 3 "Investigation into an accident involving a heavy goods vehicle and a train near Oxshott, Surrey, on 5 November 2010". Rail Accidents Investigation Branch. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
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