Barnes railway station

LocationBarnesLocal authorityLondon Borough of Richmond upon ThamesManaged bySouth Western RailwayStation codeBNSDfT categoryC2Number of platforms4Fare zone3National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 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 informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°28′02″N 0°14′31″W / 51.4671°N 0.242°W / 51.4671; -0.242 London transport portal

Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Barnes Station
Designated	5 February 1991; 33 years ago (1991-02-05)
Reference no.	1239920

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.

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

The 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 1 December 1955.

In 2023, work began to install an accessible footbridge with lifts to enable step-free access to all platforms.^[5]

Platforms

The 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

The 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

London Buses routes 33, 72, 265 and 969 serve the station.

References

External links

• Freeman, Leslie. The Coming of the Railway, Barnes and Mortlake History Society, June 1996

Companies and
organisations

Transport for London (TfL)	London Underground Night Tube Bakerloo Central Circle District Hammersmith & City Jubilee Metropolitan Northern Piccadilly Victoria Waterloo & City London Rail Docklands Light Railway Elizabeth line Tramlink London Overground North London East London South London West London Gospel Oak to Barking Lea Valley Romford–Upminster Watford DC London Buses East London Transit Superloop Night buses Other Coach station Cycle hire Dial-a-Ride IFS Cloud Cable Car London River Services London Streets Source London Taxi and Private Hire office
Bus operators	Arriva Herts & Essex Arriva London Arriva Southern Counties Go-Ahead London Blue Triangle Docklands Buses London Central London General Metrobus Metroline RATP Dev Transit London London Sovereign London Transit London United Stagecoach London East London Selkent Thameside Transport UK London Bus Uno
River operators	Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company Uber Boat by Thames Clippers Thames River Services Westminster Passenger Services Association
Train operators	Arriva Rail London Avanti West Coast c2c Caledonian Sleeper Chiltern Railways East Midlands Railway Eurostar Govia Thameslink Railway Gatwick Express Great Northern Southern Thameslink Grand Central Great Western Railway Greater Anglia Stansted Express Heathrow Express Hull Trains MTR Elizabeth line London North Eastern Railway London Northwestern Railway Lumo South Western Railway Southeastern
Other	Global Infrastructure Partners Heathrow Airport Holdings Port of London Authority

Airports

Within London	City Heathrow London Heliport Military: Northolt Private: Biggin Hill
Outside London	Gatwick Luton Southend Stansted

Major stations

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road North Circular Road South Circular Road
Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

TicketingOtherFormer BR sectors