Infrastructure
Trains use both faces of the former Down platform. The station buildings, in "Jacobean" style, have ornately-decorated windows and doors. The branch has speed restrictions of 40 mph on the Up line and 45 mph on the Down.
There are plans to refurbish the station and the neighbouring "Jolly Boatman" site, these involve removing some late Victorian platform canopies, cutting the number of platforms available, and making a larger, more modern building with shops and restaurants, dates for the refurbishment are unknown although planning consent was granted in December 2008, subject to a Section 106 Agreement being reached with the applicants. Neither English Heritage nor the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment objected to the amended designs.
New ticket machines were installed at all South West Trains' stations including Hampton Court, with these you can use Cash and Debit/Credit Cards to purchase tickets to any National Rail destination. Tickets should be purchased using these rather than the basic "permit-to-travel" machines now likely to disappear.
Platform signage installed during 2009 seems to be in a scheme identical to Southeastern colours, with white lettering on a navy blue field. Similar platform signs have also made an appearance at New Malden railway station. This style signage is now appearing across the South West Trains network.
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