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Barnes railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South London London, England, which forms part of Outer London....
, in south London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, and is in Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3

Travelcard Zone 3 is the third-outward zone of Transport for London's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated intermodal Travelcard fares within London....
. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains
South West Trains

South West Trains is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, Wiltshire and the Isle of Wight ....
.

The station, seven miles from Waterloo
Waterloo station

London Waterloo is a major railway terminus in London, England owned and operated by Network Rail. It is in the London Borough of Lambeth near the South Bank, in Travelcard Zone 1, and houses a British Transport Police station....
, was opened on 27 July 1846, when the line to Richmond
Richmond tube station

Richmond station is a London Underground and National Rail station, located in Richmond, London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London....
 was built. When the first section of the Hounslow Loop Line
Hounslow Loop Line

|}The Hounslow Loop Line is a railway line in southwest London, with services operated by South West Trains. It enables suburban trains to run on a circular route via Hounslow railway station to and from Waterloo station....
 was opened on 22 August 1849, Barnes became a junction station. On the London side of the station there are four tracks; one pair turns off along the Loop Line here.

There are four platform faces: the general service pattern sees fast trains pass through on the South Outer platform (platform 4) and the north face of the central island (platform 2), while stopping trains for both Richmond and the Loop Line use the remaining platforms. (On Sundays all trains stop on the island platforms.) Station buildings are on the central island, which is accessed by a separate footbridge alongside Rocks Lane.

The Grade II listed ticket office is adjacent to Platform 1.






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Barnes railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South London London, England, which forms part of Outer London....
, in south London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, and is in Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3

Travelcard Zone 3 is the third-outward zone of Transport for London's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated intermodal Travelcard fares within London....
. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains
South West Trains

South West Trains is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, Wiltshire and the Isle of Wight ....
.

The station, seven miles from Waterloo
Waterloo station

London Waterloo is a major railway terminus in London, England owned and operated by Network Rail. It is in the London Borough of Lambeth near the South Bank, in Travelcard Zone 1, and houses a British Transport Police station....
, was opened on 27 July 1846, when the line to Richmond
Richmond tube station

Richmond station is a London Underground and National Rail station, located in Richmond, London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London....
 was built. When the first section of the Hounslow Loop Line
Hounslow Loop Line

|}The Hounslow Loop Line is a railway line in southwest London, with services operated by South West Trains. It enables suburban trains to run on a circular route via Hounslow railway station to and from Waterloo station....
 was opened on 22 August 1849, Barnes became a junction station. On the London side of the station there are four tracks; one pair turns off along the Loop Line here.

There are four platform faces: the general service pattern sees fast trains pass through on the South Outer platform (platform 4) and the north face of the central island (platform 2), while stopping trains for both Richmond and the Loop Line use the remaining platforms. (On Sundays all trains stop on the island platforms.) Station buildings are on the central island, which is accessed by a separate footbridge alongside Rocks Lane.

The Grade II listed ticket office is adjacent to Platform 1. It was built by William Tite
William Tite

Sir William Tite, Order of the Bath was an England architect who served as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He was particularly associated with various London buildings, with railway stations and cemetery projects....
 in 1846 and is the only survivor of a series of brick-built Tudor-style stations on the Richmond branch. It is now privately owned.

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

  • 8 tph (trains per hour) to London Waterloo
    Waterloo station

    London Waterloo is a major railway terminus in London, England owned and operated by Network Rail. It is in the London Borough of Lambeth near the South Bank, in Travelcard Zone 1, and houses a British Transport Police station....
  • 2 tph to Weybridge
    Weybridge railway station

    Weybridge railway station serves Weybridge in the Elmbridge district of Surrey, England. It is located on the South Western Main Line operated by South West Trains, 19 miles from Waterloo station....
  • 2 tph via Richmond
    Richmond tube station

    Richmond station is a London Underground and National Rail station, located in Richmond, London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London....
    , Kingston
    Kingston railway station

    Kingston railway station serves Kingston upon Thames in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames of the same name.The station, called Kingston Town, opened on 1 July 1863, and at that time was the terminus of the London & South Western Railway branch line from Twickenham....
     and Wimbledon
    Wimbledon station

    Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon, London in the London Borough of Merton, and is the only London station that provides an interchange between rail, Underground, and Tramlink services....
  • 4 tph via the Hounslow loop (2tph in each direction)


The Richmond and Hounslow services continue to London Waterloo.

The Barnes rail crash
Barnes rail crash

The Barnes rail crash occurred at Barnes railway station late in the evening of 2 December 1955 in which 13 people were killed and 41 injured....
, in which 13 people were killed and 41 injured, occurred near this station on 2 December 1955.

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