Editing Staines-upon-Thames (section)

==Transport==
===Bus===
Staines is linked by a number of bus routes to surrounding towns and villages in north Surrey, south west London (including Heathrow Airport) and east Berkshire. Operators serving the town include [[London United Busways|London United]], [[First Berkshire & The Thames Valley]] and [[White Bus Services]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport/bus-timetables/staines-chertsey-and-walton |title= Chertsey, Staines and Walton bus timetables |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 19 August 2021 |publisher= Surrey County Council |access-date= 24 August 2021 |archive-date= 7 March 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210307063512/https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport/bus-timetables/staines-chertsey-and-walton |url-status= live }}</ref> The bus station is to the south of the Elmsleigh Centre.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://elmsleigh.co.uk/information/directions |title= Getting here |publisher= Elmsleigh Centre |access-date= 6 June 2022 |archive-date= 9 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210509111105/https://elmsleigh.co.uk/information/directions |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Train===
[[File:Staines station north building.JPG|thumb|[[Staines railway station]] main building, seen from the north]]
Staines railway station is to the east of the town centre. It is managed by [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]], which operates all services. Trains run to {{rws|London Waterloo}} via {{rws|Clapham Junction}}, to {{rws|Reading}} via [[Ascot railway station (Berkshire)|Ascot]] and to {{rws|Windsor and Eton Riverside}} via {{rws|Datchet}}.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.southwesternrailway.com/travelling-with-us/at-the-station/staines |title= Trains to Staines Station |author= <!--Not stated--> |publisher= South Western Railway |access-date= 24 August 2021 |archive-date= 14 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210514080844/https://www.southwesternrailway.com/travelling-with-us/at-the-station/staines |url-status= live }}</ref>

===River navigation===
The non-tidal section of the River Thames is navigable between [[Lechlade]] in [[Gloucestershire]] and [[Teddington Lock]]. The [[navigation authority]] is the [[Environment Agency]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289796/LIT_6689_3e9c5e.pdf |title= Cruising Guide to the River Thames and Connecting Waterways |author= <!--Not stated--> |year= 2013 |publisher= Environment Agency |access-date= 31 August 2021 |archive-date= 24 July 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190724175203/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289796/LIT_6689_3e9c5e.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref>{{refn|[[Penton Hook Marina]] was opened in 1960 on the site of a former gravel pit.<ref>{{harvnb|Mansfield|1992|p=29}}</ref> Today it covers an area of {{cvt|80|acre|ha}} and is the largest inland [[marina]] in England.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/marinas/mdl-penton-hook-marina/ |title= Penton Hook Marina: Information |publisher= MDL Marinas |access-date= 27 May 2022 |archive-date= 17 April 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220417203308/https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/marinas/mdl-penton-hook-marina/ |url-status= live }}</ref>|group=note}}

===Long-distance cycle route and footpath===
[[National Cycle Route 4]], which links London to [[Fishguard]], passes through Staines.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/cycling-and-walking/cycle-network |title= Cycle Network |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 28 April 2021 |publisher= Surrey County Council |access-date= 24 August 2021 |archive-date= 26 June 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210626120412/https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/cycling-and-walking/cycle-network |url-status= live }}</ref> The [[Thames Path]] crosses Staines Bridge.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/thames-path/route/ |title= Thames Path – Route description |author= <!--Not stated--> |year= 2021 |publisher= National Trails |access-date= 11 May 2022 |archive-date= 12 May 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220512052111/https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/thames-path/route/ |url-status= live }}</ref>