as "the Windsor Lines" and the passenger lobby group influencing the service pattern of the lines is named the Windsor Lines Passenger Group. The station is managed by South Western Railway on a contract awarded by recurring private franchise, who continue passenger services to/from London Waterloo as since the middle of the 20th century to , and . The station was one of three – the others were , on the Windsor line, and , the terminus of a defunct branch of a main west-facing route from to the north. To distinguish it from the others during their existence the station was known as Staines Central, Staines Junction and Staines Old. Operation Layout Staines railway station is a conventional (double-track) railway, immediately east of the junction of the Windsor and Reading lines, having converged. It has two flanking platforms, with the main station entrance and buildings on the northern platform 1, and a secondary entrance and buildings on the southern platform 2. The two platforms are linked by two footbridges, one at each end of the station. The older western bridge is accessed by stairs. The newer eastern bridge has stairs and lifts to make it wheelchair accessible. There are toilets on Platform 2. The station also has a small siding east to the station. Services Staines railway station is served by South Western Railway services from London Waterloo to Windsor, Reading and Weybridge. Off-peak, each of these services operates two trains per hour, combining to provide six trains per hour from Staines to Waterloo (four are limited stop via Richmond, the other two are all stations via ). Some early morning & late night services start or terminate here and there are additional weekday peak period trains on the Reading line and to/from . On Sundays, there is an hourly stopping service on the line via Brentford - this runs to/from rather than Weybridge. The Reading & Windsor lines still run half-hourly. Trains to Waterloo stop at platform 1 and trains from Waterloo stop at platform 2. Connections Staines station is south-east of Staines town centre. The two are linked by a walking route that first parallels the Windsor line to the north-west, before passing under the line near the site of the former Staines High Street station. Steam Train Excursions Steam trains often visit the station for summer visits to the West Country and Bath. Bus Connections The