Access between Jacobs Well and other parts of the Manor of Burpham had always been restricted by the natural barrier of the River Wey. During the 19th century an artificial barrier was created which reduced access between Jacobs Well and Worplesdon.

This was caused by the coming of the railway. 1831 saw the formation of the Southampton, London and Branch Railway and Dock Company which in 1834 became the London and Southampton Railway. The coaching interests which, justifiably, saw in its plans a threat to their future prosperity commented that it "would only be used for the conveyance of parsons and prawns, the one from Winchester, the other from Southampton."

London to Woking. The London terminus of the L.& S.R. was at Nine Elms and public traffic between there and Woking began in May 1838. The coaching interests made the best of a bad job by providing regular local coaches between Guildford and Woking Station, leaving Guildford in the morning at 7:15 and 9:30 a.m., in the afternoon at 2:00 and 4:30 p.m. and in the evening at 6:30 p.m., with corresponding services in the return direction.

The following year the railway company changed its name yet again, becoming the London and South Western Railway.

Woking to Guildford. In 1844 the Guildford Junction Railway was set up, only to be swallowed up by the L.S.W.R. before long. In May 1845 they opened a single line which enabled passengers to travel from London right through to Guildford, and a siding was formed "at Whitmoor Common" with the understanding that a station would be provided there in due course. This new line effectively confined pedestrian and horse access between Jacobs Well and Worplesdon to one track under the railway, in what is now called Saltbox Road, and a second track over the railway across what is known as the "Monkey Bridge" which connects the two areas of Whitmoor Common.

Worplesdon Station. Two years later the line was converted to a double track but the Company abandoned its intention to provide the extra station. Eventually, in December 1876, a public meeting was convened in the vestry room at Worplesdon Church to consider "the best means to influence the directors of the London & South Western Railway Co to erect a station in the parish between Woking and Guildford." Needless to say Mr George Burt, of Hurst Farm, was among those present.

In the particulars of sale for the great auction sale of Hurst, Queenhythe and Watts Farms in April 1877 it was stated that "Application has been made to the London and South Western Railway Company, to erect a new station at Worplesdon, which, if carried out, will prove a valuable acquisition to the District generally. The Station would probably be within half-a-mile of the principal lots."

In due course the Committee for the railway station reported that the L&SWR had offered to open a station if £2,100 were paid to them but had then agreed to the appointment of an assessor to evaluate the sum required, to be raised locally.

At long last Worplesdon Station - actually situated in the Borough of Woking at Mayford and well over one mile from Jacobs Well - was opened on 1st March 1883.

In 1897 the Owen Stone Company opened its works and siding just south of the station. The company manufactured a patent artificial stone from local clay but when it was realised that the stone deteriorated rather rapidly the company closed down in 1910.

After the Great War, on occasions when the Duchess of Sutherland gave garden parties at Sutton Place, special trains for the benefit of her guests were stopped at Worpledon Station.