Barnes Bridge railway station

Barnes Bridge railway station, in Travelcard Zone 3, is on The Terrace, Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south west London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. It is on the Hounslow Loop Line, 12 km (71⁄2 miles) south west of London Waterloo.

Barnes Bridge
Barnes Bridge Location of Barnes Bridge in Greater London
Location	Barnes
Local authority	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Managed by	South Western Railway
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	BNI
DfT category	F1
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.019 million[1]
2020–21	0.286 million[1]
2021–22	0.604 million[1]
2022–23	0.685 million[1]
2023–24	0.798 million[1]
Key dates
12 March 1916	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.4722°N 0.2523°W / 51.4722; -0.2523
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It was opened on 12 March 1916 on the Surrey side of the River Thames on the embankment leading to Barnes Railway Bridge, from which it takes its name.

The station, which is not wheelchair-accessible,^[2] has an ornate entrance facing the river. Stairs lead up to the two platforms, each with a modest shelter. The old ticket office is now used as a physiotherapy clinic.^[3]

Barnes Bridge railway station is more central to Barnes than Barnes railway station. Passenger numbers are swelled on Boat Race days.

Services

All services at Barnes Bridge are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[4]

• 2 tph to London Waterloo via Barnes
• 2 tph to Weybridge via Hounslow

Additional services, including trains to and from London Waterloo via Richmond call at the station during the peak hours.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction and westbound trains run to and from Woking instead of Weybridge.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Barnes		South Western Railway Hounslow Loop Line		Chiswick

Connections

London Buses routes 209, 378, 419, 533, mobility route 969 and night route N22 serve the station.^[5]

References

1. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. "Barnes Bridge at a glance". South Western Railway. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
3. "Contact". Physio on the River. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
4. Table 149 National Rail timetable, December 2023
5. "Buses from Barnes Bridge station". Transport for London. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

External links

• Train times and station information for Barnes Bridge railway station from National Rail