St Margarets (London) railway station
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 St Margarets (London)
Location of St Margarets (London) in Greater London
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| Location | St Margarets |
| Local authority | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Station code | SMG |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2008–09 |  1.547 million[1] |
| 2009–10 | 1.504 million[1] |
| 2010–11 |  1.602 million[1] |
| 2011–12 | 1.660 million[1] |
| 2012–13 | 1.719 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 1876 | Opened |
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| Lists of stations | |
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St Margarets railway station, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in southwest London, is in Travelcard Zone 4. It was opened by the London & South Western Railway in 1876[2] on the existing line from Waterloo to Windsor. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. The station entrance is at the east end, nearer to London. The station is known as St Margarets (London) and St Margarets (Greater London) to differentiate it from St Margarets (Hertfordshire) railway station. It is now possible to use the Oyster card for travel here.
Services
The typical off-peak service of eight trains per hour all terminating at Waterloo comprises:
- 4 direct via Richmond and Clapham Junction
- 2 circuitously via Kingston and Wimbledon
- 2 circuitously via Hounslow.
Normal tickets to Waterloo are not valid by second and third routes.
Trains direct to or towards London call at Platform 1. The vast majority of trains calling here stop at all stations to Waterloo. Platform 2 is now disused. Fast trains towards Waterloo use the track that passes Platform 2. There is only one outbound platform (Platform 3). Fast trains away from London pass through the station along the track for Platform 3.
St. Margaret's is often visited by passing fast services to Reading and Windsor and Chertsey, passing through platform 2 and 3.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Richmond | South West Trains Hounslow/Kingston loop line |
Twickenham | ||
Connections
London Buses routes 969 and H37 serve the station.
References
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- Train times and station information for St Margarets (London) railway station from National Rail
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- Use British English from August 2012
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 4
- London stations without latest usage statistics 1314
- London stations without latest usage statistics 1415
- DfT Category C2 stations
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- Railway stations in Richmond upon Thames
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1876
- Railway stations served by South West Trains
- Twickenham
