Trains to Twickenham - Station Details and further Information on Twickenham Train Services
Twickenham train station is in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.
The original station, built after the Gothic plan on the west side of the London Road, was opened by the London and Windsor Railway on 22 August 1848.
Preparatory work for rebuilding by the Southern Railway in its "Southern Odeon" style on the east of London Road was halted by the outbreak of the second World War, with most trackwork and the vertical edgings of the five planned through platforms in place. After the war some platforms were made level for Rugby watchers' trains which were hand-flagged through the embryonic station. It was not until 28 March 1954 that the present station was brought into use with three through tracks inconveniently having the two up lines on facing platform faces. The track at platform 1 is disconnected and like that of platform 2 stops at a causeway which allows Rugby crowds to reach platform 3 without entering the cramped station building. The original station was demolished immediately after closure and there are no remains to be seen. |