Carshalton railway station
Carshalton | |
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Carshalton Location of Carshalton in Greater London | |
Location | Carshalton |
Local authority | London Borough of Sutton |
Managed by | Southern |
Station code | CSH |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 5 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2010–11 | 1.187 million[1] |
2011–12 | 1.239 million[1] |
2012–13 | 1.276 million[1] |
2013–14 | 1.355 million[1] |
2014–15 | 1.426 million[1] |
Key dates | |
1 October 1868 | Opened |
Other information | |
Lists of stations | |
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WGS84 | 51°22′07″N 0°09′57″W / 51.3686°N 0.1659°WCoordinates: 51°22′07″N 0°09′57″W / 51.3686°N 0.1659°W |
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Carshalton railway station is a railway station at Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton in South London.
The station is served by Southern and Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 5. From here, one can catch a direct train to as far north as Luton in Bedfordshire and southwards as far as Horsham in West Sussex. The shortest journey time from Carshalton to London Victoria is 25 minutes. Additionally Carshalton has morning and evening train service to London Bridge direct.
The station is on the line opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway between Peckham Rye and Sutton on 1 October 1868: one of the many suburban lines opened by that company. The original station of Carshalton was built on the Sutton to West Croydon line in May 1847, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south east and is now known as Wallington station.
The line runs along an embankment at this point: the ticket office is on the down side by the underbridge.
Ticket barriers control access to the platforms, the only entrance to the station is via the ticket office where a book stand is located. Passengers may borrow or swap the books.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:[2]
- 2tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Balham and Clapham Junction
- 2tph to St Albans via Mitcham Junction and London Blackfriars (On Sundays, this service terminates at London Blackfriars, but all other days connects straight through St Pancras).
- 2tph to Epsom
- 2tph to Wimbledon via Sutton (the Thameslink loop)
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Hackbridge | Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines |
Sutton | ||
Thameslink Wimbledon Loop |
Connections
London Buses routes S3, 127 and 157 serve the station.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ↑ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Tables 52 & 180 (Network Rail)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carshalton railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Carshalton railway station from National Rail