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Chilworth railway station serves the village of Chilworth, Surrey, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Great Western Railway. It is on the North Downs Line.HistoryThe Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway opened the station in 1849 as "Chilworth and Albury", although the village of Albury is over 1.2mi away.British Railways destaffed the station in November 1967. The signalling controls were handed over to the two nearest manned signal boxes at Shalford and Gomshall, for control of the track in between. The Signal box was then officially closed. The original Victorian footbridge and road crossing gates from the station were removed, and sold for £1 to the artist David Shepherd. They were transported on BRS low loader trucks to Somerset, for re-use on the East Somerset Railway, Cranmore. The station is 39mi from, and has two platforms, which can each accommodate a six-coach train.ServicesThe typical off-peak service on the North Downs Line (from December 2006) is one train every two hours between and.