Chessington South railway station

Chessington South
Chessington South Location of Chessington South in Greater London
Location	Chessington
Local authority	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Managed by	South West Trains
Station code	CSS
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2 (1 in use)
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11	0.503 million[1]
2011–12	0.518 million[1]
2012–13	0.493 million[1]
2013–14	0.524 million[1]
2014–15	0.551 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company	Southern Railway
Key dates
1939	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°21′25″N 0°18′29″W / 51.3569°N 0.308°WCoordinates: 51°21′25″N 0°18′29″W / 51.3569°N 0.308°W
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Chessington South railway station is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in Greater London, England, the terminus of the Chessington branch. It is served by South West Trains, and is 13.91 mi (22.39 km) from London Waterloo, in Travelcard Zone 6. It is the station for visitors to Chessington World of Adventures.

History

The station was built by the architect James Robb Scott in 1939 as a through station on the line being built to Leatherhead. Construction of the line stopped, never to be resumed, on the outbreak of World War II and the up platform was never used for passenger trains. There was a goods yard beyond the passenger station. After the continuation to Leatherhead was abandoned, part was used from the mid-1960s to the end of the 1980s for a coal concentration depot. Today the line south of the station and the sidings to the coal depot are buried under trees.

The ticket office is at rail level. There is one automated ticket machine at surface level, and a permit to travel machine adjacent to the ticket office.

Services

South West Trains operates all services. The service interval is 30 minutes during both peak and off-peak hours. All trains run to or from London Waterloo, calling at all intermediate stations (except Queenstown Road which has platforms on only the Windsor Line).^[2] The journey to Waterloo takes 37 minutes. Services usually use Class 455 or 456 EMUs, although a Class 450 is used on occasion.

Connections

London Buses routes 65, 71 and 467 serve the station.

Gallery

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  Looking north, with unit 5734 awaiting return to London. The up (London-bound) platform on the left has never seen passenger use.
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  Looking south, with unit 5734 awaiting return to London
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  Looking towards the abandoned extension to Leatherhead
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  Platform signage in South West Trains colours
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  Looking north from the road bridge

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Chessington Branch Line timetable South West Trains Retrieved 2009-06-13

External links

• Train times and station information for Chessington South railway station from National Rail