St Margarets railway station (London)

St Margarets railway station, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south-west London, is in Travelcard Zone 4. It was opened by the London & South Western Railway on 2 October 1876[2] on the existing line from Waterloo to Windsor. It is 10 miles 66 chains (17.4 km) down the line from Waterloo.

Not to be confused with St Margarets railway station (Hertfordshire).

St Margarets
St Margarets
Location of St Margarets in Greater London
LocationSt Margarets
Local authorityLondon Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Station codeSMG
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms3
Fare zone4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15 1.745 million[1]
2015–16 1.510 million[1]
2016–17 1.455 million[1]
2017–18 1.368 million[1]
2018–19 1.413 million[1]
Key dates
2 October 1876Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.455°N 0.3204°W / 51.455; -0.3204
 London transport portal

The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. The station entrance is at the east end, nearer to London. The station is sometimes shown as St Margarets (London) to differentiate it from the station of the same name in Hertfordshire.

Services

The typical off-peak service of eight trains per hour all terminating at Waterloo comprises:

Trains direct to or towards London call at Platform 1. The vast majority of trains calling here stop at all stations to Waterloo. Platform 2 is now disused. Fast trains towards Waterloo use the track that passes Platform 2. There is only one outbound platform (Platform 3). Fast trains away from London pass through the station along the track for Platform 3.

St. Margaret's is often visited by passing fast services to Reading and Windsor and Chertsey, passing through platform 2 and 3.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Richmond   South Western Railway
Hounslow/Kingston loop line		   Twickenham

Connections

London Buses routes 969 and H37 serve the station.

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References
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1988). Waterloo to Windsor. Middleton Press. p. 64. ISBN 0-906520-54-1.
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