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Location notes
Brookwood Station is on the London to Basingstoke main line a few miles west of Woking.
Railway type and traffic
An intensive South West Trains service, mainly composed of Class 158, 159, 444, 450. Class 455s work as required through en-route between the Depots at East Wimbledon & Bourenmouth, 458/0 & 458/5 are very rare.
Also Colas worked engineers trains twice a day on weekday behind class 66/8 or 70/8 and a single train each way at present operated by GBRf behind a 66/7
Also Colas worked engineers trains twice a day on weekday behind class 66/8 or 70/8 and a single train each way at present operated by GBRf behind a 66/7
Environment
A fairly quiet outer suburban railway station. The station is in a quiet peaceful area, and is not heavily used off-peak.
Road directions
Brookwood Station is immediately adjacent to the A324 Woking to Farnborough Road, approximately 3 miles south-west of Woking.
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Brookwood Station map co-ordinates
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Brookwood Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a car park at the station charging £3.40 per day.
Public transport
Brookwood is served by frequent rail services direct from Waterloo, Woking and Basingstoke.
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Amenities
Toilets are provided on the station. There is a small shop about 1/4 mile west of the station along the A324.
Accommodation
None in Brookwood itself but plenty nearby
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Brookwood Station
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Brookwood Station
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Brookwood Station
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Photographic notes
The line heads very close to east - west with London being to the east.
In the morning up trains can be pictured from the west end of the down platform.
The best afternoon shot is of down trains, on the through line (which most are) from the east end of the down platform.
However there is a wide well tended platform on the downside, so stopping trains are also possible to photograph.
On late summer evenings it is also possible to photograph down trains from the east end of the up platform.
In the morning up trains can be pictured from the west end of the down platform.
The best afternoon shot is of down trains, on the through line (which most are) from the east end of the down platform.
However there is a wide well tended platform on the downside, so stopping trains are also possible to photograph.
On late summer evenings it is also possible to photograph down trains from the east end of the up platform.
General views - All photographs © Wayland Smith unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
From the Brookwood down platform.
Fig 2 - Looking west
From the Brookwood down platform.
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
