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Virginia Water railway station

DfT Category D stationsFormer London and South Western Railway stationsRailway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856Railway stations in SurreyRailway stations served by South Western Railway
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Virginia Water railway station serves the village of Virginia Water, in Surrey, England. It is 23 miles 15 chains (37.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South Western Railway. The Waterloo to Reading Line and the Chertsey Branch Line join here with the platforms at the junction, as seen in the photograph (taken facing south). Trains from Weybridge and to Reading use either side of a V-shaped platform, allowing cross-platform interchange; the junction of the tracks is at the London end of the station. This station now has ticket barriers operational.

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Virginia Water railway station
Christchurch Road, Borough of Runnymede

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