Woking

Woking is a large town in the west of Surrey, England, about 30 minutes by train from London. Woking was formed around the railway station built over 150 years ago at the junction between trains to the south coast, the south-west of England and the necropolis railway to Brookwood Cemetery. This cemetery was developed by the London Necropolis Company as an overflow burial ground for London's dead. Later, Woking was home to the first crematorium in the United Kingdom (St Johns) and the first mosque in the UK (on Oriental Road).

Transport

Woking railway station is situated on the Alton Line, Portsmouth Direct Line, South Western Main Line and West of England Main Line. Accordingly, there are frequent trains to and from London Waterloo (via Clapham Junction), a journey taking approximately half an hour. There is also the twice hourly Waterloo/Woking stopping service that calls at many stations between Waterloo and Woking.

Related Topics:
Woking railway station - Alton Line - Portsmouth Direct Line - South Western Main Line - West of England Main Line - London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Waterloo/Woking stopping service

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There is a RailAir coach every 30 minutes between the terminus immediately outside the railway station and Heathrow Airport, using the M25 motorway. Gatwick Airport can be accessed via Guildford railway station or Clapham Junction.

Related Topics:
RailAir - Heathrow Airport - M25 motorway - Gatwick Airport - Guildford railway station - Clapham Junction

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Principal roads include the A320, which connects to the M25 to Woking's north near Chertsey and to the A3 to its south at Guildford. The A320 is frequently very congested at peak hours.

Related Topics:
M25 - Chertsey - A3 - Guildford

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The Basingstoke Canal passes through Woking.

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