Blackwater railway station

Blackwater railway station is a railway station in Blackwater, a town on the borders of Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire in England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide services on the North Downs Line from Reading to Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

For a disused station on the Isle of Wight, see Blackwater railway station (Isle of Wight). For a railway station in Queensland, Australia, see Blackwater railway station, Queensland.

Blackwater
National Rail
The platforms at Blackwater station, looking southeast
General information
LocationBlackwater, Hart
England
Grid referenceSU853598
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBAW
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
8 July 1849Opened
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 0.507 million
2018/19Decrease 0.494 million
2019/20Decrease 0.463 million
2020/21Decrease 99,814
2021/22Increase 0.264 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Blackwater station has two platforms: platform 1 for services towards Gatwick Airport and platform 2 for services towards Reading. The station is unstaffed and has emergency telephones on both platforms. Both platforms have small sheltered seating areas. It opened in 1849 and was called Blackwater & Camberley.

Services

Great Western Railway provide two services per hour between Reading and Redhill (one fast and one stopping). The fast service continues through to Gatwick Airport. Additional trains run at peak periods, some of which terminate/start from Shalford. On Sundays, an hourly service operates between Reading and Gatwick Airport.[1]

References
  1. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 148 (Network Rail)
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Sandhurst   Great Western Railway
North Downs Line		   Farnborough North

51.332°N 0.777°W / 51.332; -0.777

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