Worcester Park railway station

Worcester Park
Worcester Park Location of Worcester Park in Greater London
Location	Worcester Park
Local authority	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Managed by	South West Trains
Station code	WCP
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11	2.655 million[1]
2011–12	2.684 million[1]
2012–13	2.716 million[1]
2013–14	2.747 million[1]
2014–15	2.745 million[1]
Key dates
4 April 1859	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°22′52″N 0°14′42″W / 51.3812°N 0.2451°WCoordinates: 51°22′52″N 0°14′42″W / 51.3812°N 0.2451°W
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Worcester Park railway station is a railway station in Worcester Park in south west London. It opened in 1859 when the London and South Western Railway completed the Epsom branch. It was originally known as Old Malden.^[2] and was renamed Worcester Park in 1862.^[3] Following substantial local housing development, the station was refurbished in the 1930s.

The station is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South London, just to the west of the boundary with the London Borough of Sutton. The station is served by South West Trains, and is in Travelcard Zone 4.

The station has a small concession stand selling newspapers, magazines, coffee and pastries. There is a taxi office on the station estate; bus stops served by various Transport for London routes; a 24-hour, 90-space car park; cycle parking; a waiting room and toilets. The station has no automated barriers; however, Oyster Pre-Pay has been made available by National Rail at the station.

Station Oyster/Ticketing Layout

Disabled access used to be poor: the London bound platform was accessible, but access to the southbound platform was only via the pedestrian bridge or a long set of steps. However, in June 2014 a new passenger bridge was opened (coinciding with the removal of the old footbridge). The new bridge is equipped with lifts to permit disabled access between platforms.^[4][5]

On 10 December 2007 there was a landslide on the line near the station which caused major disruptions and cancellations to all services passing through the station for one week.^[6]

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is four trains per hour northbound to London Waterloo, two trains per hour to Guildford and two trains per hour to Dorking. During peak times in the mornings and evenings there are additional services.

Although both platforms have been extended to allow the use of ten-car trains, no date has been announced by South West Trains for their introduction as at December 2014.

Under Transport for London's (TfL) initial plans for Crossrail 2, it was proposed that those would stop only at certain hub stations. Worcester Park was not scheduled to be a hub station, the nearest being at Motspur Park, the next station to the north.^[7] A petition for Worcester Park to be a designated stop, signed by 1,129 signatories, was presented to the Mayor of London on 15 January 2014.^[8] In October 2015, TfL announced a set of local consultations would take place and their amended proposal provides that Crossrail 2 trains will now stop at all stations on the routes to the south and west of Wimbledon. The result is that Crossrail 2 trains should now stop at Worcester Park.^[9]

Connections

London Buses routes 151, 213, S3, X26 and E16 serve the station.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Bradshaw, G (2012) [1863]. Bradshaw's Guide. Old House. ISBN 978-1-90840-202-8.
3. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
4. "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Worcester Park". nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
5. "The WORCESTER PARK Blog :: Public Transport". worcesterparkblog.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
6. "Buses replace train services after landslide (From Kingston Guardian)". kingstonguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
7. "Image: 1368593468_crossrail2reg.jpg, (640 × 453 px)". theconstructionindex.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
8. "The WORCESTER PARK Blog :: Public Transport". worcesterparkblog.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
9. "Crossrail 2 Factsheet: Services between Worcester Park and Epsom" (PDF). tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2015.