Winnersh railway station

Winnersh railway station serves the village of Winnersh in Berkshire, England. It is 38 miles 53 chains (62.2 km) down the line from London Waterloo.

Winnersh
LocationWinnersh, Wokingham
England
Grid referenceSU781707
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWNS
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Original companySouth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 January 1910Opened as Sindlesham and Hurst Halt
6 July 1930Renamed Winnersh Halt
5 May 1969Renamed Winnersh
Passengers
2015/16 0.529 million
2016/17 0.523 million
2017/18 0.495 million
2018/19 0.513 million
2019/20 0.493 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station, and the majority of trains serving it, are operated by South Western Railway. It is on the Waterloo to Reading line.

History
A 1909 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Reading.

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway opened the station on 1 January 1910 as "Sindlesham and Hurst Halt",[1] with the intention of serving both of these villages and the Seaman's Orphanage (latterly the Royal Merchant Navy School). In the 1923 Grouping the SE&CR became part of the new Southern Railway, which renamed it "Winnersh Halt" on 6 July 1930.[1][2] British Railways shortened this to "Winnersh" on 5 May 1969.[2]

In 1987 BR replaced the wooden station buildings on the platforms with new ones repositioned at the level of the road bridge that carries the B3030 over the line. In 2002 Railtrack extended the London-bound platform to accommodate eight-car Reading-Waterloo trains, just before South West Trains introduced Class 458 trains to the route. Until then, when the slam-door stock that they replaced was still in service, passengers wishing to leave the train at Winnersh were advised to move down the train in order to alight.

Services
Winnersh railway station

South Western Railway runs services between London Waterloo and Reading every 30 minutes Monday to Sundays (extra trains on weekday peak times). [3] Great Western Railway provides one train per day in each direction on the North Downs Line between Gatwick Airport and Reading.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Wokingham   South Western Railway
Waterloo to Reading line		   Winnersh Triangle
Wokingham   Great Western Railway
North Downs Line
one train in each direction per day		   Reading

Notes
  1. Butt 1995, p. 212.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 252.
  3. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 149

References
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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