Witley railway station

Witley railway station is a station on the Portsmouth Direct Line in Surrey, England. It is 38 miles 36 chains (61.9 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking.[1]

Witley
National Rail
General information
LocationWormley, Waverley
England
Grid referenceSU948379
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWTY
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1 January 1859Opened (Witley and Chiddingfold)
6 October 1947Renamed (Witley)
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 0.272 million
2018/19Increase 0.286 million
2019/20Decrease 0.266 million
2020/21Decrease 56,576
2021/22Increase 0.146 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Location

Witley is, equally with Milford to the north-east, a minor stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line 38½ miles (62 km) south-west of London Waterloo. When opened, it was named Witley and Chiddingfold.

Its nearest communities without major stations are Wormley, the southern part of Witley (the north of which is served by Milford railway station), Hambledon and Chiddingfold.

Services

All services at Witley are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

The station is also served by a single evening service to Southampton Central.

On Sundays, the service to Haslemere extends to Portsmouth Harbour.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Milford   South Western Railway
   Haslemere

References
  1. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 26A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
  2. Table 156 National Rail timetable, May 2020
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