Barnes railway station is a Grade II listed station[2] in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in southwest London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. It is 7 miles 7 chains (11.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.
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| Location | Barnes |
| Local authority | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Station code(s) | BNS |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  2.444 million[1] |
| – interchange | 19,009[1] |
| 2019–20 |  2.612 million[1] |
| – interchange | 17,233[1] |
| 2020–21 | 0.835 million[1] |
| – interchange | 3,786[1] |
| 2021–22 | 1.727 million[1] |
| – interchange | 6,165[1] |
| 2022–23 | 1.905 million[1] |
| – interchange | 17,391[1] |
| Other information | |
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| Coordinates | 51°28′02″N 0°14′31″W / 51.4671°N 0.242°W |
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| Designations | |
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Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Barnes Station |
| Designated | 5 February 1991 |
| Reference no. | 1239920 |
It is the nearest station for Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton Club, Rosslyn Park F.C. grounds, and the University of Roehampton.[3]
The station is briefly seen at the end of 'Miracle in Crooked Lane', episode five of the third series of Jonathan Creek.
History
editThe station at Barnes was opened on 27 July 1846, when the line to Richmond was built. When the first section of the Hounslow Loop Line was opened on 22 August 1849, Barnes became a junction station.
Grade II listed,[2] it was designed by the architect John Thomas Emmett[4] in 1846 and is the only survivor of four brick-built Tudor Gothic-style stations on the Richmond branch, the others being Putney, Mortlake, and Richmond.[2] The ticket office, adjacent to Platform 1, is now privately owned.
The Barnes rail crash, in which 13 people were killed and 41 injured, occurred near this station on 2 December 1955.
In 2023, work began to install an accessible footbridge with lifts to enable step-free access to all platforms.[5]
Platforms
editThe station has four platforms.
- Platform 1: Local to London Waterloo (Next station Putney)
- Platform 2: Express to London Waterloo (Trains do not generally stop)
- Platform 3: Local to Hounslow (both routes), Teddington via Richmond & Weybridge via Brentford (Next station Mortlake or Barnes Bridge)
- Platform 4: Express to Windsor Riverside & Reading (Trains do not generally stop)
Platforms 1 & 2 are swapped on Sundays. On the London side of the station, there are four tracks; one pair turns off along the Loop Line here.
There are 2 ticket machines by Platform 1. The platforms are accessible by a public footbridge, which connect to the bus stops, Station Road and a path to Roehampton. There are station facilities on the central island, however, these are not often open.
Services
editThe typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 8 tph (trains per hour) to London Waterloo, calling at Putney, Wandsworth Town, Clapham Junction, Queenstown Road and Vauxhall
- 4 tph to Hounslow, of which:
- 2 tph via Mortlake, North Sheen, Richmond, St Margarets, Twickenham and Whitton
- 2 tph via departures call at Barnes Bridge, Chiswick, Kew Bridge, Brentford, Syon Lane and Isleworth
- 2 tph to Weybridge, calling at Barnes Bridge, Chiswick, Kew Bridge, Brentford, Syon Lane, Isleworth, Hounslow, Feltham, Ashford, Staines, Egham, Virginia Water, Chertsey and Addlestone
- 2 tph to Wimbledon, calling at Mortlake, North Sheen, Richmond, St Margarets, Twickenham, Strawberry Hill, Teddington, Hampton Wick, Kingston, Norbiton, New Malden and Raynes Park
Connections
editLondon Buses routes 33, 72, 265 and 969 serve the station.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ a b c Historic England (5 February 1991). "Barnes Station (1239920)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Lt Col G R S (27 June 1956). "Report on the Collision near Barnes Station" (PDF). HMSO. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Kay, Peter (April 2018). "Barnes (and the Richmond Railway stations)". London Railway Record. 10 (95): 42–58.
- ^ Booth, Janine (31 May 2023). "Work begins on step-free access to two south west London stations". RailAdvent. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Barnes railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Putney | South Western Railway Hounslow Loop Lines (via Chiswick and Hounslow) |
Barnes Bridge | ||
| South Western Railway Kingston and Hounslow Loop Lines |
Mortlake | |||