Harry Potter filming at the station this weekend.
Government memo shows £400 price rise by 2010 for annual pass.
Local MPs ask OffRail to consider moving station to London zone 5.
ASBO and suspended sentence couldn't stop him.
A man is killed instantly by speeding train after wandering onto the tracks.
Trains from London Waterloo will be unable to call at New Malden or Berrylands. Long-distance train services will run as normal through this area on the lines which remain open.
Passengers for local journeys in the Surbiton area should where possible use the bus service via Tolworth, which will offer faster journeys to and from London Waterloo than the buses via Wimbledon. Late evening services (after 2300) in this area may be replaced by buses for most of their journeys and passengers should check journey details before travelling.
Berrylands station will have no service and passengers should use the local K2 bus service (which will accept valid rail tickets) to connect with trains at Tolworth or Surbiton.
It looks like Surbiton will be clobbered in a review of London rail fares.
Tom Harris, the rail minister, said the tariff changes brought "seamless travel" closer. "The new system is simple and sensible. It will make train fares in different parts of London consistent," he said.
Maybe so, but a cost - come the 2nd January, Surbiton fares will increase by over a third!
Look at the following Surbiton to Waterloo adult fares:
You can't knock them for their innovative thinking. South West Trains, officially Britain's most packed train operator, intend to combat overcrowded carriages by ripping out seats.
Government guideline stipulate that each passenger should have at least 0.54 square metres of floor space, so SWT's solution: get rid of those seats that are taking up all that space. Oh, and while they're at it no doubt put up ticket prices too.
SWT says, "If anything, this will enhance comfort, our experience is that many passengers are happy to stand on short journeys, especially if it means they have more space."
Read more in The Times or The Guardian...
Contrary to our previous story, the planned walk out by ASLEF and RMT drivers this Friday and Monday has been postponed.
Read more on the BBC News website...
SWT plan to lay on special service during ASLEF / RMT action for September 8th and 11th.
The dispute centres over disagreement over the use of taxis by Waterloo based drivers and the alleged unsafe use of managers to drive trains during previous industrial action. Talks remain in deadlock.
A special train service manned by SWT managers will run from Hampton Court to London Waterloo via Surbiton. No trains will be stopping at Berrlyands station.
Network Rail report comes to conclusion over last November's red light over-shoot.
Skidding on a build up of ice and autumn leaves seems to be the most likely explanation for the commuter train near miss. According to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch who have conducted extensive testing in simulated conditions in Germany, driver error and mechanical failure have been ruled out.
A London Assembly transport committee rates station as 7th worst in Greater London.
The report listed the highest crime levels for 20 London stations outside Zone 1 ranking Surbiton Station as the seventh highest with 166 reported crimes, covering mugging, robberies, sexual assaults, vandalism and graffiti.
However, a SWT spokesman said the figures needed to be put into context, stating that the station handles over five and half million passengers a year and contradicts the Rail Station of the Year Award announced for 2005.
Read more in the Surrey Comet...
Black box analysis reveals driver and signalman acted promptly to unknown safety failure.
An early morning commute nearly ended in disaster as a potential major collision was averted on November 25. Exasperated by bad weather, an as yet unknown technical fault meant that the 5.44 from Alton to Waterloo skidded through two red signals before coming to rest less than 300 metres from another train. A high-level enquiry into the incident is now underway.
The evening of the same day, severe delays for homeward commuters was caused by an earlier suicide at Hampton Court Junction.
Read more in The Hersham News and Mail, BBC News and The Sun...
