Shalford railway station

Shalford
Shalford
Location	Shalford, Surrey, Guildford; England
Coordinates	51°12′50″N 0°34′01″W / 51.214°N 0.567°WCoordinates: 51°12′50″N 0°34′01″W / 51.214°N 0.567°W
Grid reference	TQ002471
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SFR
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	20 August 1849
Original company	Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Passengers
2015/16	0.144 million
2016/17	0.139 million
2017/18	0.129 million
2018/19	0.123 million
2019/20	0.114 million
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Shalford railway station

Shalford railway station serves the village of Shalford, Surrey, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Great Western Railway. It is on the North Downs Line. The station is 41 miles 2 chains (66.0 km) from Charing Cross, and has two platforms, which can each accommodate a six-coach train. To the west is Shalford Junction, 41 miles 60 chains (67.2 km) from Charing Cross, where the North Downs Line meets the Portsmouth Direct Line 31 miles 42 chains (50.7 km) from Waterloo (via Woking).^[1]

History[]

In 1940, Shalford was a sub-control centre coordinating the evacuation trains dispersing the soldiers brought back from Dunkirk.^[2]

On 11 April 1944 two goods trains collided at Shalford Station. One of them consisted of tankers of aviation fuel en route to airfields in Kent. Leaks from the damaged wagons caused a major fire which was eventually brought under control by the Fire Brigade, with assistance of members of the local police and Home Guard volunteers, who used sandbags to contain the spread of the burning fuel. Nearby properties, including a potato and vegetable store, were badly damaged as was the steel road bridge over the railway that was buckled by the heat. Fortunately the local pub, the Queen Victoria, escaped unharmed.^[3]

Services[]

As of May 2016, the typical off-peak service is one train per hour to Reading and one to Redhill. Additional services from Reading terminate at Shalford in peak hours.^[4]

Between Guildford and Redhill the stopping service pattern alternates every two hours off-peak:

Hour 1	2	Shalford	Chilworth	Gomshall		Dorking Deepdene		Reigate	Redhill
Hour 2	2	Shalford			Dorking West	Dorking Deepdene	Betchworth	Reigate	Redhill

In peak hours the stopping service serves all stations in both directions.

On Sundays, all services are extended to Gatwick Airport, but the service is two-hourly in each direction.

References[]

^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 24A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith. Guildford to Redhill. Middleton Press. ISBN 978 0 906520 63 5.
^ Rose, David (2016). Guildford Pubs. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. pp. 81–81. ISBN 9781445657196.
^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 148 (Network Rail)

External links[]

Train times and station information for Shalford railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Guildford		Great Western Railway North Downs Line every two hours		Chilworth
Guildford		Great Western Railway North Downs Line every two hours		Dorking West

[1] Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 24A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.

[2] Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith. Guildford to Redhill. Middleton Press. ISBN 978 0 906520 63 5.

[3] Rose, David (2016). Guildford Pubs. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. pp. 81–81. ISBN 9781445657196.

[4] GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 148 (Network Rail)

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show v t Borough of Guildford
Towns, villages, most notable neighbourhoods and hamlets	Albury Artington Ash Ash Vale Burntcommon Burpham Chilworth Compton East Clandon East Horsley Effingham Fairlands Farley Green Gomshall Guildford Holmbury St Mary Jacobs Well Merrow Normandy Ockham Peaslake Pirbright Puttenham Ripley St Martha Seale Send Shackleford Shalford Shere Stoughton Tongham Wanborough West Clandon West Horsley Wisley Wood Street Village Worplesdon
Parks and public woodlands	Albury Park Clandon Park Hatchlands Park On the Greensand Ridge The Hurtmoor Winterfold Forest Ockham Park Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons Seale Chalk Pit Silent Pool On the North Downs Newlands Corner St Martha's Hill wooded slopes of the Hog's Back Stoke Park Sutton Place Wanborough Grange RHS Garden, Wisley
Places of worship	Old St Peter and St Paul's Church, Albury St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth Guildford Cathedral Holy Trinity Church, Guildford St Martha's Church St Nicolas' Church, Guildford St Mary's Church, Guildford Watts Cemetery Chapel
Education	Academy of Contemporary Music Ash Manor School Christ's College, Guildford George Abbot School Guildford College Guildford County School Guildford High School Guildford School of Acting Howard of Effingham School King's College, Guildford Knowl Hill School Lanesborough School Merrist Wood College Ripley Court School Royal Grammar School St Peter's School Tormead School University for the Creative Arts University of Law University of Surrey
Transport	Ash railway station Ash Vale railway station Chilworth railway station Clandon railway station Effingham Junction railway station Gomshall railway station Guildford bus station Guildford railway station Horsley railway station London Road railway station Shalford railway station Tongham railway station Wanborough railway station Worplesdon railway station
Buildings and structures	Abbot's Hospital Chilworth Manor Clandon Park House Electric Theatre G Live Guildford Castle Guildford Guildhall Guildford House Guildford Museum Guildford Spectrum Hogs Back Brewery Pirbright Institute Royal Surrey County Hospital Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford The Undercroft Watts Gallery Wisley Airfield Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Sport	Charlotteville Cycling Club Guildford City F.C. Guildford Crows Aussie Rules FC Guildford Flames Guildford Giants Guildford Lightning Merrow F.C. Surrey Storm Surrey Scorchers Tongham F.C.

Shalford

Location	Shalford, Surrey, Guildford England
Coordinates	51°12′50″N 0°34′01″W / 51.214°N 0.567°W / 51.214; -0.567Coordinates: 51°12′50″N 0°34′01″W / 51.214°N 0.567°W / 51.214; -0.567
Grid reference	TQ002471
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SFR
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	20 August 1849
Original company	Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Passengers
2015/16	0.144 million
2016/17	0.139 million
2017/18	0.129 million
2018/19	0.123 million
2019/20	0.114 million

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road