History
The station was opened on 10 July 1927 to cater for the increasing local population. The opening on the Vickers aircraft factory in 1911 led to Byfleet's population doubling in just ten years. Many new houses were built to accommodate the factory workers.
The station was originally called "West Weybridge" and changed to its present name in June 1962.
It is situated on a section of railway that formed part of the London and Southampton Railway, which was built in stages. The first stage opened in May 1838 and joined the London Terminus in Nine Elms with Woking Common, now Woking.
The London Necropolis Railway service would have passed through this location from its inception in 1854 until its demise, in 1941, during the Second World War.
Byfleet and New Haw Station is in close proximity to the historical Brooklands racetrack and aerodrome, which date back to 1907. The racetrack hosted the 1927 British Grand Prix a few months after the station opened.
Video - Steam trains at "West Weybridge" in 1946
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