Blackwater railway station

Blackwater railway station is a railway station in Blackwater, a town on the borders of Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire in England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide services on the North Downs Line from Reading to Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Blackwater
The platforms at Blackwater station, looking southeast
LocationBlackwater, Hart
England
Grid referenceSU853598
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBAW
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
8 July 1849Opened
Passengers
2015/16 0.535 million
2016/17 0.526 million
2017/18 0.507 million
2018/19 0.494 million
2019/20 0.463 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Blackwater station has two platforms: platform 1 for services towards Gatwick Airport and platform 2 for services towards Reading. The station is unstaffed and has emergency telephones on both platforms. Both platforms have small sheltered seating areas.

Services

Great Western Railway provide two services per hour between Reading and Redhill (one fast and one stopping). The fast service continues through to Gatwick Airport. Additional trains run at peak periods, some of which terminate/start from Shalford. On Sundays, an hourly service operates between Reading and Gatwick Airport.[1]

References

  1. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 148 (Network Rail)
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Sandhurst   Great Western Railway
North Downs Line
  Farnborough North

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