Hampton Wick | |
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  Hampton Wick Location of Hampton Wick in Greater London | |
| Location | Hampton Wick |
| Local authority | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Station code | HMW |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 |  0.199 million[1] |
| 2021–22 |  0.509 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 0.651 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | 0.768 million[1] |
| 2024–25 | 0.811 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1863 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′51″N0°18′39″W / 51.4141°N 0.3107°W /51.4141; -0.3107 |
 London transport portal | |
Hampton Wick railway station is in theLondon Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south-westLondon, and inLondon fare zone 6. The suburb ofHampton Wick is on the opposite bank of theRiver Thames fromKingston upon Thames and lies at the eastern end ofHampton Court Park.
It is 12 miles 44 chains (20.2 km) down the line fromLondon Waterloo. The station and all trains serving it are operated bySouth Western Railway.
The original station was opened by theLondon and South Western Railway on 1 July 1863: it was reconstructed in 1969. Platforms are above the street level ticket office. The ticket office is only open at peak times but tickets can be bought at other times from a ticket machine. The station is usually unstaffed. The journey time toLondon Waterloo is 30 minutes (viaWimbledon) or slightly longer viaRichmond.
On 18 June 1930 a baby boy was found in the First Class carriage of a train travelling from Waterloo by Mr Paul Broome, the railway guard. The baby was found with a note which indicated whoever left him contemplated suicide. The baby was taken to Kingston Hospital.[3] CID investigated the issue but whoever left the baby was never found.
All services at Hampton Wick are operated bySouth Western Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
On Sundays, the services to and from London Waterloo via Wimbledon are reduced to 2 tph and the services to and from Shepperton and Teddington are reduced to hourly.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Kingston | South Western Railway | Teddington | ||
London Buses routesLondon Buses route 281,285 and641 serve the station.
