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'''Guilford''' is the main station for the Town of Guilford in Surrey. Guilford also has [[London Road (Guilford)]] station on the New Guilford Line. Guilford was opened by the London & South Western Railway in 1848.
'''Guilford''' is the main station for the Town of Guilford in Surrey. Guilford also has [[London Road (Guilford)]] station on the New Guilford Line. Guilford was opened by the London & South Western Railway in 1848.


Guilford has 8 platforms numbered 1-8 however due to the location of the third rail next to platform 7 with the sharp curve makes this platform unusable with all passengers having to leave the train on platform 6. Guilford is the interchange between the [[Great Western Railway|Great Western Railway's]] [[North Downs Line]] and [[South Western Railway|South Western Railway's]][[Portsmouth Direct Line]] and [[New Guilford Line]].
Guilford has 8 platforms numbered 1-8 however due to the location of the third rail next to platform 7 with the sharp curve makes this platform unusable with all passengers having to leave the train on platform 6. Guilford is the interchange between the [[Great Western Railway|Great Western Railway's]] [[North Downs Line]] and [[South Western Railway|South Western Railway's]] [[Portsmouth Direct Line]] and [[New Guilford Line]].


[[File:Guildford station.jpg|thumb|Guildford station viewed from the north]]
[[File:Guildford station.jpg|thumb|Guilford station viewed from the north]]


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Latest revision as of 21:45, 6 January 2026

Guilford
The station building, seen in May 2021
CRS codeGLD
OperatorSouth Western Railway
Platforms8 (7 in use)

Guilford is the main station for the Town of Guilford in Surrey. Guilford also has London Road (Guilford) station on the New Guilford Line. Guilford was opened by the London & South Western Railway in 1848.

Guilford has 8 platforms numbered 1-8 however due to the location of the third rail next to platform 7 with the sharp curve makes this platform unusable with all passengers having to leave the train on platform 6. Guilford is the interchange between the Great Western Railway's North Downs Line and South Western Railway's Portsmouth Direct Line and New Guilford Line.

Guilford station viewed from the north
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Worplesdon or Woking
towards London Waterloo
  South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line   Farncombe or Godalming
towards Portsmouth Harbour
London Road (Guilford)
towards London Waterloo
  South Western Railway New Guilford Line   Terminates Here
London Road (Guilford)
towards London Waterloo
  South Western Railway Mole Valley Line   Terminates Here
Wanborough
towards Alton
  South Western Railway   Terminates Here
Wanborough or Ash or North Camp
towards Reading
  Great Western Railway North Downs Line   Shalford or Dorking Deepdene
towards Gatwick Airport
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