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6.59 In <strong>Runnymede</strong>, 2,516 people were reported to travel to work by train in 2001 23 .This<br />

equates to a higher than average percentage (when contrasted with England as a<br />

whole) and is considered to reflect the accessibility of train stations in the <strong>Borough</strong>.<br />

6.60 Table 15 below shows the usage of the <strong>Borough</strong>’s stations between 2002-2011. The<br />

figures show that usage of all the stations within the <strong>Borough</strong> has increased<br />

substantially between the period of 2002 and 2011 (between 48.8% and 365%). This<br />

high train usage correlates with the findings of the SWML Route Utilisation Study<br />

carried out in 2006. This study covered services running out of Waterloo to Surrey.<br />

Even at this time, it was identified that there were times in the high peak (0830 – 0845)<br />

when there were 20% passengers in excess of capacity (PIXC), again tying in with the<br />

above average train usage of Surrey (and <strong>Runnymede</strong>) commuters.<br />

Table 9-station usage in the <strong>Borough</strong> 2002-2011<br />

Station<br />

Addleston<br />

e<br />

Annual<br />

usage<br />

2002-03<br />

174,214<br />

Annual<br />

usage<br />

2004-05<br />

Annual<br />

usage<br />

2005-06<br />

Annual<br />

usage<br />

2006-07<br />

Annual<br />

usage<br />

2007-08<br />

Annual<br />

usage<br />

2008-09<br />

Annual<br />

usage<br />

2009-10<br />

Annual<br />

usage<br />

2010-11<br />

213,204 238,418 286,262 387,906 402,728 391,926 378,412<br />

Change<br />

2002-<br />

2011<br />

+117.2<br />

%<br />

Chertsey<br />

279,661<br />

360,716 419,259 430,757 587,986 632,210 604,808 612,488 +119%<br />

Virginia<br />

Water<br />

335,781 396,626 426,295 452,845 520,911 547,266 533,520 544,846 +62.3%<br />

Egham<br />

1,184,035<br />

1,475,611 1,507,099 1,611,558 2,023,075 2,134,388 2,072,946 2,069,282 +74.8%<br />

Byfleet<br />

and New<br />

Haw<br />

262,141 300,039 282,560 320,676 409,799 417,098 384,168 390,188 +48.8%<br />

Longcross<br />

2,298<br />

266 346 2,637 5,353 7,596 9,650 10,686 +365%<br />

Total 2,238,130 2,746,462 2,873,977 3,104,735 3,935,030 4,141,286 3,997,018 4,005,902 +79%<br />

source: Office for Rail Regulations 2009<br />

6.61 Egham Station is the most frequently used of all the stations in the <strong>Borough</strong>. The<br />

consistently high usage of this station is likely to be in part due to the student<br />

population of RHUL who generally reside in the Egham and Englefield Green areas.<br />

Local <strong>Plan</strong><br />

6.62 Local <strong>Plan</strong> location policies LP01-LP08 confirm the forecasted quantity and general<br />

location of new development in the <strong>Borough</strong> over the plan period. These policies<br />

conclude that development would largely be focussed in the <strong>Borough</strong>’s Urban Areas<br />

and at the DERA site in Longcross. Growth is also envisaged at RHUL. Development in<br />

all of these areas over the plan period is likely to increase the number of residents,<br />

students and commuters in the <strong>Borough</strong> using the rail network.<br />

6.63 Strategic policy 9 (SP09): Sustainable Transport which should be read alongside the<br />

location policies states however that it will be sought to reduce reliance on the private<br />

car. Such a policy is likely to focus on encouraging a greater use of the rail<br />

infrastructure in the <strong>Borough</strong>.<br />

23<br />

census 2001 <br />

Page | 63<br />

<strong>Runnymede</strong> IDP DRAFT – <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2013</strong>

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