• Commuters from Walton-on-Thames train station can look forward to extra carriages

  By VictoriaE at 20:29 on 21/05/12

  

  Surrey County Council welcomed an announcement by South West trains that extra carriages will be added to rail services across Surrey, including Walton-on-Thames and Hersham. The news comes just weeks after the county council urged the Government to help address an urgent need for longer trains, faster journeys and more platforms in Surrey, to reduce overcrowding and boost the economy. Overall, South West trains will add an extra 48...

• Police carry out speed enforcement operation in Walton

  By VictoriaE at 20:16 on 21/05/12

  

  Police in Elmbridge recently carried out a successful day of action aimed at targeting and educating motorists driving in an anti-social manner in Walton-on-Thames. The latest activity is part of the ongoing Drive SMART campaign by Surrey Police and Surrey County Council to target motorists who drive anti-socially on the county's roads. PC Ian Madelin, from the Walton Centre Safer Neighbourhood Team, led the operation which saw...

• Government asked to help address overcrowding on trains through Walton-on-Thames and Hersham

  By VictoriaE at 14:02 on 29/04/12

  

  The Government has been asked to help address an urgent need for longer trains, faster journeys and more platforms at railway stations, to reduce overcrowding and boost the economy. In a letter to the Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening, Surrey County Council asked the minister to help increase rail capacity in the county, arguing that less congestion and more trains would help businesses grow and stimulate job creation....

• Plans to prevent Walton on Thames commuter disruption in the future

  By MIKENEWS at 13:53 on 02/10/11

  

  South West Trains and Network Rail have announced a package of measures to improve their joint response to disruption on the rail network after cable thefts hit commuters travelling through Walton on Thames earlier this summer. The cable theft incident between Farnborough, Hampshire, and Woking, Surrey, in June resulted in severe disruption for around 80,000 rail passengers. South West Trains announced an enhanced compensation...

• More details on Walton on Thames road closures for the cycle race

  By MIKENEWS at 17:21 on 05/08/11

  

  It's emerging that the London Surrey Cycle Classic race later this month could cause a lot of inconvenience as it heads through Walton on Thames later this month. For example, the Xcel Leisure Complex, which is in Waterside Drive just off of the cycle route, has confirmed it will be closed on race day (August 14) until 2pm. Other businesses in the town are likely to take a similar approach, mostly because of the road closures across...

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