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Longcross
General information
Location	Longcross, Runnymede England
Grid reference	SU978660
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LNG
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Southern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
c. 1940	Opened to restricted traffic, as Longcross Halt
21 September 1942	Opened to general traffic
5 May 1969	Renamed Longcross
Passengers
2019/20	22,948
2020/21	21,356
2021/22	68,956
2022/23	96,298
2023/24	71,368
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Longcross railway station is next to Longcross Garden Village (Upper Longcross) in Surrey, England. It straddles the former parishes of Virginia Water and Lyne and Longcross (a current civil parish) in part of the large wooded sandy heath known as Surrey Heath, larger than the district of the same name. It is 25 miles 11 chains (40.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo and is served as a minor stop by South Western Railway on the Waterloo–Reading line.

History

The station was opened c. 1940 by the Southern Railway. Originally named Longcross Halt, it was not shown in regular timetables until 21 September 1942. On 5 May 1969 it was renamed Longcross by British Rail.

Since the May 2022 timetable change, trains stopping at this station have increased to a regular half-hourly frequency similar to other stations on the Waterloo–Reading line. This reflects the development of Longcross Garden Village nearby.

Location

The station provides access to Longcross Garden Village, and the adjacent Longcross film studios. The station has no direct road access but has a short, broad path to the nearby residential Burma Road and Churchill Drive.

To the north is Wentworth Golf Course, lacking any rights of way between it and the station. The station is adjacent to parts of the Wentworth Estate and, beyond the M3 motorway, Chobham Common.

Services

All services at Longcross are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 2 tph to London Waterloo via Richmond
• 2 tph to Reading

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Virginia Water		South Western Railway Waterloo to Reading Line		Sunningdale

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. OS Explorer Map, sheet 160, 2015, ISBN 978-0-319-24353-4
3. Table 149 National Rail timetable, December 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Longcross railway station from National Rail
• Marshall, Geoff (8 November 2016). "Longcross - Least Used Station in Surrey". Geofftech (YouTube). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. - Video covering a visit to the station.

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v t e Borough of Runnymede
Towns, villages and neighbourhoods	Addlestone Addlestone Hamm Court Chertsey Chertsey Longcross Lyne Ottershaw Egham Egham Egham Hythe Englefield Green Pooley Green Stroude Thorpe Thorpe Lea Virginia Water Virginia Water Trumps Green Wentworth Estate
Notable parks	Runnymede Virginia Water Lake Chertsey Meads
Churches	St Peter's Church, Chertsey St. John's Church, Egham Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Englefield Green Christ Church, Ottershaw
Education	ACS International School TASIS England Chertsey High School Jubilee High School The Magna Carta School Ottershaw School Royal Holloway, University of London Salesian School, Chertsey Sir William Perkins's School Strode's College Fullbrook School
Transport	Railway stations Addlestone Byfleet & New Haw Chertsey Egham Longcross Virginia Water Roads M25 A30 M3 A308 A320
Buildings and structures	Public use Botleys Mansion Bournewood House Chertsey Abbey Ruins (municipal Abbey Gardens) Runnymede Memorial St Peter's Hospital Notable private Crossland House, Virginia Park Great Fosters Hardwick Court Farm Bridges Chertsey Bridge Staines Bridge Runnymede Bridge
Sports	Football Addlestone & Weybridge Town F.C. Chertsey Town F.C. Egham Town F.C. Cricket Chertsey Cricket Club Egham Cricket Club Englefield Green Cricket Club Tennis 16 nationally registered venues Golf (main) Foxhills Wentworth Watersports Addlestone Canoe Club Staines Boat Club, Egham Hythe Staines Sailing Club, Egham Hythe Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club, Runnymede Weybridge Rowing Club
Other leisure	Thorpe Park Great Cockcrow Miniature Railway
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• Railway stations in Surrey
• DfT Category F2 stations
• Former Southern Railway (UK) stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1942
• Railway stations served by South Western Railway
• 1942 establishments in England