Chessington South railway station
Chessington South railway station is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in Greater London, England, and is the terminus of the Chessington Branch Line. It is served by South Western Railway, and is 13 miles 73 chains (22.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo, in Travelcard Zone 6. It is the nearest train station to Chessington World of Adventures.
Chessington South | |
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Chessington South Location of Chessington South in Greater London | |
Location | Chessington |
Local authority | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Station code | CSS |
DfT category | E |
Number of platforms | 2 (1 in use) |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 6 |
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Original company | Southern Railway |
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1939 | Opened |
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WGS84 | 51.3569°N 0.308°W |
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, although the track was used for stabling out of service trains during off-peak times. 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 two automated ticket machine at surface level, and a permit to travel machine adjacent to the ticket office.
In 2019 a ramp was added to the station, providing step-free access to the single platform from street level.
Services
South Western Railway 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 or Class 707 is used on occasion.
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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Chessington North | South Western Railway Chessington Branch Line |
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Preceding station | Following station | |||
Terminus | Crossrail Line 2 |
Connections
London Buses routes 65, 71 and 467 serve the station.
Gallery
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chessington South railway station. |
- Looking north, with unit 5734 awaiting return to London. The up (London-bound) platform on the left has never seen passenger use.
- Looking south, with unit 5734 awaiting return to London
- Looking towards the abandoned extension to Leatherhead
- Platform signage in South West Trains colours
- Looking north from the road bridge
References
- "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- "Chessington Branch Line timetable" (PDF). South West Trains. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
External links
- Train times and station information for Chessington South railway station from National Rail