Woking railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Woking England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°19′05″N 0°33′25″W / 51.318°N 0.557°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ006587 | ||||
| Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WOK | ||||
| Classification | DfT category B | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and Southampton Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 21 May 1838 | Station opened as Woking Common | ||||
| c. 1843 | Renamed Woking | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 7.352 million | ||||
| Interchange | 1.232 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 1.517 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.264 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 4.070 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.725 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 5.322 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.945 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 6.014 million | ||||
| Interchange | 1.253 million | ||||
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Woking railway station is a principal commuter stop on the South West Main Line, which serves the town of Woking, in Surrey, England. It lies 24 miles 27 chains (39.2 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station is managed by South Western Railway, which operates all trains serving it. It is the busiest railway station in the county and, as of 2024, the fifth busiest in South East England.