Sandhurst railway station

Sandhurst
265px Sandhurst station in 2014.
Location
Place	Sandhurst
Local authority	Bracknell Forest
Grid reference	SU833615
Operations
Station code	SND
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.121 million
2005/06	0.116 million
2006/07	0.118 million
2007/08	0.125 million
2008/09	0.140 million
2009/10	0.133 million
2010/11	0.128 million
2011/12	0.142 million
2012/13	0.148 million
2013/14	0.155 million
History
1909	Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sandhurst from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Sandhurst railway station is a railway station in the town of Sandhurst in Berkshire, England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who operate services on the North Downs Line from Reading to Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Airport. The station is 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 enquiries and emergencies telephone situated at the bottom of Platform 1. The station uses LED-based live departure boards and audio announcements for reporting arrivals and delays to commuters. As of 2014, the station has neither a ticket office nor a ticket machine; tickets therefore have to be purchased on a train.

History

A temporary station on this site existed between 1852 and 1853 but it was not until 1909 that the station opened permanently as 'Sandhurst Halt'. 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.

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 Redhill via Guildford.

See also

Bendigo (formerly Sandhurst) railway station, Australia or Sandhurst Road railway station, India

References

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Crowthorne		Great Western Railway North Downs Line		Blackwater