Sunnymeads railway station
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Sunnymeads railway station is a railway station serving the now defunct village of Sunnymeads
in Berkshire
, England
. The station is located on the line
between Windsor and Eton Riverside
and London Waterloo. It was built in 1929, and has been un-manned since 1946. Services to the station are operated by South West Trains
.
A new, very modern Shere FASTticket
machine can be found in front of the disused ticket office.
Credit cards can be used to purchase a ticket. All day travel cards are also available to buy as well as tickets for use on underground services in and around the London area.
It has one island platform and a walk-over bridge which has to be climbed in order to access it. On the platform there are six seats on which passengers can sit when waiting for a train. There are no parking facilities or cycle facilities as it is situated at the end of a private road, so walking is necessary. Taxis, however, can be arranged to pick up and drop off at this station but there will not be any waiting. There is a help-point for customer information and visual displays show live train arrivals on the platform. This station is covered by CCTV
which links to the South West Trains security centre in Wimbledon.
, Class 455 units
or Class 444
units. Services run twice an hour in both directions. The average journey time from here to London Waterloo is 50 minutes. Trains to Waterloo run on the hour, while trains to Windsor run half past the hour.
Sunnymeads
Sunnymeads is a village which has now been swallowed by neighbouring village Wraysbury. Although the two are now considered as one, there are many indications that show that Sunnymeads was once an independent hamlet...
in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station is located on the line
Staines to Windsor & Eton Line
The Staines to Windsor Line is a National Rail suburban railway line in England operated by South West Trains. It branches from the Waterloo to Reading Line at Staines in Surrey and runs to Windsor in Berkshire.- History :...
between Windsor and Eton Riverside
Windsor and Eton Riverside railway station
Windsor & Eton Riverside station is a station in Windsor in Berkshire, England. The station, close to the River Thames and Windsor Castle, is a grade II listed building....
and London Waterloo. It was built in 1929, and has been un-manned since 1946. Services to the station are operated by South West Trains
South West Trains
South West Trains is a British train operating company providing, under franchise, passenger rail services, mostly out of Waterloo station, to the southwest of London in the suburbs and in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, and Wiltshire and on the Isle of Wight...
.
A new, very modern Shere FASTticket
Shere FASTticket
The Shere FASTticket system is a passenger-operated, self-service railway ticket issuing system, developed by the Guildford-based company Shere Ltd and first introduced on a trial basis in Britain in 1996, shortly after privatisation...
machine can be found in front of the disused ticket office.
Credit cards can be used to purchase a ticket. All day travel cards are also available to buy as well as tickets for use on underground services in and around the London area.
It has one island platform and a walk-over bridge which has to be climbed in order to access it. On the platform there are six seats on which passengers can sit when waiting for a train. There are no parking facilities or cycle facilities as it is situated at the end of a private road, so walking is necessary. Taxis, however, can be arranged to pick up and drop off at this station but there will not be any waiting. There is a help-point for customer information and visual displays show live train arrivals on the platform. This station is covered by CCTV
Closed-circuit television
Closed-circuit television is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors....
which links to the South West Trains security centre in Wimbledon.
Service
The fleet of trains used on this line are Class 450 Desiro unitsBritish Rail Class 450
The British Rail Class 450 third-rail DC EMU began service during 2003. They are a part of the Siemens Desiro modular train family and are more commonly known as the 'Blue Desiro'...
, Class 455 units
British Rail Class 455
The British Rail Class 455 is a type of electric multiple unit drawing power from a 750 V DC third rail. Built by BREL at York works in the early and mid-1980s, they were initially categorised as Class 510 as the successor to the Class 508...
or Class 444
British Rail Class 444
The British Rail Class 444 Desiro electrical multiple units were built in Germany by Siemens AG from 2003-04. Forty-five of these units were built for express services for South West Trains....
units. Services run twice an hour in both directions. The average journey time from here to London Waterloo is 50 minutes. Trains to Waterloo run on the hour, while trains to Windsor run half past the hour.