Godalming  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Godalming,Waverley England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°11′13″N0°37′08″W / 51.187°N 0.619°W /51.187; -0.619 | ||||
| Grid reference | SU966439 | ||||
| Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | GOD | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 January 1859 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  1.386 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  0.292 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.953 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.217 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.403 million | ||||
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Godalming railway station is a stop on thePortsmouth Direct Line, 34 miles 37 chains (55.5 km) down the line fromLondon Waterloo. The station, opened in 1859 to replace one on a different site, is situated at the edge of the town ofGodalming, Surrey. The main station building is a Grade IIlisted building.[1]
The original Godalming station was a single-platform terminus, opened in 1849. It was located on a spur from just south of the current siteFarncombe station, north of theRiver Wey. When the Portsmouth Direct line was completed in 1859, the current station was built. The original Goldalming station became known asGodalming Old. The old station remained in use until Farncombe opened in 1897, after which it was closed to passengers but remained open as a goods yard until 1969. The building was in a similar style toMicheldever railway station. The site atgrid referenceSU973443 is now a residential development on Old Station Way.[2]
The new station is in a similar style toPetersfield railway station, further south on the same line. The main building has a three-storey section with a steep-sided roof forming agable end, connected to a recessed entrance hall and a single-storey gabled section with a large bay window. The gables have scallopedbargeboards. The whole building is faced in localBargate stone, giving it a golden brown colour, with Tudor-style dressings and motifs inashlar. A short canopy covers the recess outside the entrance hall and a more substantial one runs the length of the platform.[2]
In 2004 the station won Best Miscellaneous Building in the Godalming in Bloom 2004 Competition, in 2005 and 2006, the Best Small Station in the South West Trains Station Pride Awards and received a Highly Commended in the National Rail Awards. In July 2006, the station won the Special Award in the Godalming in Bloom 2006 competition, not only for the display of flowers, but also for the welcoming environment. It won again in 2008.[3]
In February 2006 Godalming station was renamed "Shere" for three days while filming took place forThe Holiday, a film starringCameron Diaz,Jude Law,Jack Black andKate Winslet. It was directed byNancy Meyers and released in December 2006.[4]
Thepedestrian subway connecting the platforms is a narrow passageway with limited accessibility, typical of the era of the construction of the station. It provided a challenging route for the disabled, as well as prams and passengers encumbered with luggage, potentially requiring a lengthy detour outside the station to access the London-bound platform. As one of relatively few subways of the era still in use, it suffered from dampness and poor sight lines, and had become relatively dilapidated.
In 2016 Godalming station was therefore allocated £3.1m of funding under the government 'Access for All' funding programme to replace the subway with a fully enclosed footbridge, equipped with two 16-person lifts to enable step free access between platforms. Other works funded under the programme include replacement and extension of the cycle shelters, platform canopy extensions to provide a weather protected route between the new footbridge structure and existing canopies, and resurfacing of the platforms to provide tactile paving and improve the stepping distance between platform and train.[5]
All services at Godalming are operated bySouth Western Railway usingClass 444 and450EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
The station is also served by one morning and one evening service toSouthampton Central.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Farncombe orGuildford | South Western Railway | Milford orHaslemere | ||
