Berrylands railway station

Berrylands
Berrylands Location of Berrylands in Greater London
Location	Berrylands
Local authority	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Managed by	South West Trains
Station code	BRS
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2 (facing 4 tracks)
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11	0.359 million[1]
2011–12	0.374 million[1]
2012–13	0.378 million[1]
2013–14	0.389 million[1]
2014–15	0.406 million[1]
Key dates
16 October 1933	Opened
Other information
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External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°23′56″N 0°16′49″W / 51.3988°N 0.2803°WCoordinates: 51°23′56″N 0°16′49″W / 51.3988°N 0.2803°W
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Berrylands railway station is a national rail train station in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, London.

Location

Berrylands, operated by South West Trains, is on the South Western Main Line. Normally only Hampton Court Branch trains serve it, but in service disruptions Guildford via Cobham trains make special stops at Berrylands and also New Malden. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.

The station is on the elevated section of the main line, where it crosses both Norbiton Common and the Hogsmill River, a tributary of the River Thames.

Construction

Berrylands Station in 1961

It was opened on 16 October 1933 to serve large housing developments, which gave the station its name. 90% of the cost of the station was financed by the local developers to enhance the attractiveness of the new estate to commuters.

A modern ground level station (1969) is connected by stairs to the platforms, which are on the outer tracks of the four-track main line. Berrylands is one of the few stations around the London area still constructed with wooden platforms.^[2]

Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 2 tph (trains per hour) (xx04/xx34) to London Waterloo, calling at New Malden, Raynes Park, Wimbledon, Earlsfield, Clapham Junction and Vauxhall
• 2 tph (xx00/xx30) to Hampton Court, calling at Surbiton and Thames Ditton

History

From the start of services at the station until June 1967, there was one fast rush hour service to Waterloo at 8:07 a.m. This train was the 7:30 a.m from Guildford via Cobham. It called at Surbiton at 8:04 then New Malden at 8:10. At Raynes Park it switched to the fast line and called at Wimbledon at 8:14, then nonstop to Waterloo arriving at 8:25 at platform 13. The headcode was 42 and it was composed of 4SUB or EPB stock.

Typically, it crawled through Raynes Park waiting for a signal to clear following an overtaking steam train on the fast line. Very occasionally it was forced to stop at Raynes Park, which with the slam door train stock required it to stop there formally and take on passengers who were only too happy to take advantage of a rare fast service destined for the main line.

Connections

London Buses route K2 and school route 665 serve the station.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-02.

External links

• Train times and station information for Berrylands railway station from National Rail