Esher railway station

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Esher
Location
Place	Esher
Local authority	Elmbridge
Coordinates	51°22′48″N 0°21′09″W / 51.38, -0.3526Coordinates: 51°22′48″N 0°21′09″W / 51.38, -0.3526
Operations
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms in use	2[1]
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.809 million
2005/06 *	0.818 million
History
Key dates	Opened 21 May 1838
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Esher from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Esher railway station is served by the Waterloo to Woking service, operated by South West Trains. The station serves Esher via the main entrance, and Sandown Park Racecourse by a special gate open only on race days. At off-peak times there are 2 trains per hour north and 2 trains per hour south. The station is recognisable by its distinctive wooden bridge.

[edit] History

When the railway arrived in Esher in 1838, the station was originally named "Ditton Marsh" after a large area of land near which the station was constructed which marks the boundary separating Thames Ditton from Esher.

[edit] Notes and references

1. ^ 2 additional island platforms are disused and not accessible to passengers; they are passed by through trains without stopping.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Surbiton		South West Trains Waterloo to Woking		Hersham

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Esher railway station from National Rail

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