Banstead railway station

Banstead railway station serves the village of Banstead in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey. Its wider definition of Banstead Village and Nork wards is relevant here as both are equally well served by it as it lies narrowly in the latter. The station and all trains are operated by Southern and it is on the Epsom Downs line, part of the Sutton & Mole Valley Line services. It is between Belmont and Epsom Downs, 17 miles 40 chains (28.16 km) down the line from London Bridge, measured via West Croydon.[2]

Banstead
Banstead
Location of Banstead in Surrey
LocationBanstead
Local authorityBorough of Reigate and Banstead
Managed bySouthern
Station codeBAD
DfT categoryF1
Number of platforms1
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15 0.139 million[1]
2015–16 0.164 million[1]
2016–17 0.142 million[1]
2017–18 0.126 million[1]
2018–19 0.151 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
22 May 1865Opened as Banstead
1 June 1898Renamed Banstead and Burgh Heath
August 1928Renamed Banstead
Other information
External links
WGS8451.329194°N 0.213194°W / 51.329194; -0.213194
London transport portal

Housing and gardens in Banstead in this area border Greater London 500m away to the north. Accordingly, since January 2006, the station has been included in Travelcard Zone 6. The station lies some distance to the north-west of the High Street on the edge of Banstead Downs.

Station buildings
The station in 1961

The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 22 May 1865 as part of the Epsom Downs branch line. The branch was originally laid as double track to accommodate Epsom Downs horse race traffic and was electrified on 17 June 1928. In the 1940s, the station's name was painted in large letters on the roof as a navigation tool for pilots coming into Croydon Airport. Due to the destruction by fire of the Epsom Downs signal box in November 1981, the branch was singled for most of its length in October 1982 and trains stopping at Banstead now use only the Down platform where there is a shelter. The Up track and platform have been removed.

Train services

All services at the station are operated by Southern using Class 377 and Class 455 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) from the station is:[3]

Sunday Service:

There is an electronic display showing arrivals and departures. A ticket machine was installed in October 2011 replacing a Permit to Travel machine and there are also 2 Oystercard readers.

Banstead, along with all other stations on the line, has experienced a significant upgrade in services in the recent years. Until May 2018, the station was served by an hourly service each way from Monday to Saturday, with no service at all on Sundays. However, since then, a half hourly service has been in operation 7 days a week.

References
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 22. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. "Timetable No. 172". Network Rail. May 2018.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Belmont   Southern
Epsom Downs Branch		   Epsom Downs
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