Hampton Wick railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south-west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. The suburb of Hampton Wick is on the opposite bank of the River Thames from Kingston upon Thames and lies at the eastern end of Hampton Court Park.
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Location | Hampton Wick |
Local authority | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Station code | HMW |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 6 |
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1 July 1863 | Opened |
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WGS84 | 51.4141°N 0.3107°W / 51.4141; -0.3107 |
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It is 12 miles 44 chains (20.2 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.
The original station was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 July 1863: it was reconstructed in 1969. Platforms are above the street level ticket office. The ticket office is only open at peak times but tickets can be bought at other times from a ticket machine. The station is usually unstaffed. The journey time to London Waterloo is 30 minutes (via Wimbledon) or slightly longer via Richmond.
On 18 June 1930 a baby boy was found in the First Class carriage of a train travelling from Waterloo by Mr Paul Broome, the railway guard. The baby was found with a note which indicated whoever left him contemplated suicide. The baby was taken to Kingston Hospital.[3] CID investigated the issue but whoever left the baby was never found.
The typical off-peak service from the station in train per hours is:
The station features in the music video for Jamie T's single "Sticks 'N' Stones".
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Kingston | South Western Railway Kingston Loop Line |
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Teddington towards Shepperton |
Crossrail 2 | Kingston towards New Southgate or Broxbourne |
London Buses routes London Buses route 281, 285 and 641 serve the station.
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