Heritage railway stations · London
Bookham railway station
In or near Great Bookham.
Bookham railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-london, United Kingdom.
Peter Trimming — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bookham · 0.0 km
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Bookham railway station is located in Mole Valley, Surrey, with the postcode KT23 3JG. Entry to the station is free, but wheelchair access is limited. The nearest station is Bookham, which is 0 km away.
About
Bookham railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bookham Commons SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bookham railway station is in the village of Great Bookham in Surrey, England. It also serves the adjacent village of Little Bookham. It is 20 miles 45 chains (33.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station is managed by South Western Railway, which operates all train services.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Bookham railway station was opened on 2 February 1885; the line at the time was owned by the London and South Western Railway. Initially the London and South Western Railway wanted to build the line into the centre of Great Bookham village itself, but as often happened in those early days of rail expansion from London, the key landowners (and villagers) were strongly opposed to that idea and forced the company to adopt a much more northerly route, resulting in the station being built nearly 1 mi from the village high street in open country. It effectively remained in an open-field setting until the later 1950s/early 1960s when there was a massive expansion of the village, with new estates…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2889, -0.3840
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Mole Valley
- Parish
- Mole Valley, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT23 3JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Established
- 1885
- Nearest railway station
- Bookham — 0 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q2833951 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bookham railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bookham railway station?
- Bookham railway station is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode KT23 3JG), in the parish of Mole Valley, unparished area.
- What is Bookham railway station?
- Bookham railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bookham railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Bookham, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode KT23 3JG.
- When was Bookham railway station built?
- Built or established in 1885.
- Who owns Bookham railway station?
- Bookham railway station is owned by South Western Railway.
- Is Bookham railway station a listed building?
- Bookham railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Bookham railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Bookham railway station is part of the Bookham Commons SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Bookham railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Bookham railway station is free to enter.