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We work with the railway and local bodies to improve your travel experience and help you to enjoy your time with us even more
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Welcome to the South: Perfect for a day out
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Five stations on the Portsmouth line in south-west Surrey – with fast and frequent services an hour or less from London Waterloo.
Gateways to the magnificent Surrey Hills, the South Downs, National Trust sites and many other popular attractions. Choose the sustainable travel option – take a train to Farncombe, Godalming, Milford, Witley or Haslemere. Ideal starting points for ramblers and cyclists. Easy access to great scenery, conservation areas, historic sites as well as quaint towns and villages. Perfect for a day out – or longer. |
Help on arrival
When you get off the train in a strange place, it's useful to find some friendly advice to help you get your bearings.
At Haslemere – our first adopted station – volunteers staff the Information Hub on the forecourt. The Hub has a huge range of maps, leaflets and local information and is usually open Thursday to Saturday 10am to 12noon – volunteers permitting. We will open on more days in due course.
The Hub is, however, currently closed because of Tier 4 restrictions.
A permanent map display on the pavement outside provides round-the-clock information.
Similar information displays are in plan for our other stations.
At Haslemere – our first adopted station – volunteers staff the Information Hub on the forecourt. The Hub has a huge range of maps, leaflets and local information and is usually open Thursday to Saturday 10am to 12noon – volunteers permitting. We will open on more days in due course.
The Hub is, however, currently closed because of Tier 4 restrictions.
A permanent map display on the pavement outside provides round-the-clock information.
Similar information displays are in plan for our other stations.
What we do
We help to promote our partners and our region to a wider audience – visitors as well as local residents.
Volunteers in our station adoption groups identify opportunities to make forecourts and platforms more visually attractive. They also look for gaps in related services and facilities that would benefit visitors, commuters and the wider community.
We engage with SWR and other relevant organisations to motivate change.
Volunteers in our station adoption groups identify opportunities to make forecourts and platforms more visually attractive. They also look for gaps in related services and facilities that would benefit visitors, commuters and the wider community.
We engage with SWR and other relevant organisations to motivate change.
Get involved
We welcome support from all sectors of the community, offering local organisations an opportunity to promote themselves and individuals a channel for useful information and valuable voluntary service.
Contributions to enrich the website – especially, news, events, pictures and feedback – are always welcome.
Please use our CONTACT form to get in touch.
Contributions to enrich the website – especially, news, events, pictures and feedback – are always welcome.
Please use our CONTACT form to get in touch.
Our partners
Our accredited Community Rail Partnership is supported by Surrey Hills AONB, the South Downs National Park Authority, the National Trust, Surrey County Council, Godalming and Haslemere town councils, Witley Parish Council, the Watts Gallery Artists Village and a wide range of other business, social and sporting bodies.
We are also partnered with South Western Railway (which runs our trains, manages our stations and funds our line officer) and the Community Rail Network (umbrella body for the community rail movement).
We are also partnered with South Western Railway (which runs our trains, manages our stations and funds our line officer) and the Community Rail Network (umbrella body for the community rail movement).
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For a different angle on our line, watch Shoddy127's June 2018 video from the front of steam locomotive 45212 as it travels from Guildford towards Portsmouth Harbour, stopping in Haslemere for water. Find it on YouTube
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