Carshalton | |
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Location | Carshalton |
Local authority | London Borough of Sutton |
Managed by | Southern |
Station code | CSH |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Accessible | Yes [1] |
Fare zone | 5 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | 1.406 million [2] |
2019–20 | 1.464 million [2] |
2020–21 | 0.445 million [2] |
2021–22 | 0.976 million [2] |
2022–23 | 1.059 million [2] |
Key dates | |
1 October 1868 | Opened |
3 March 1929 | Electrified |
Other information | |
External links | |
WGS84 | 51°22′07″N0°09′57″W / 51.3686°N 0.1659°W |
London transportportal |
Carshalton railway station is a railway station at Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton in South London. It is located between Sutton and Hackbridge.
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 St Albans in Hertfordshire and southwards as far as Horsham in West Sussex. The shortest journey time from Carshalton to London Victoria is 25 minutes.
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 at Carshalton are operated by Southern and Thameslink using Class 377 and 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [3]
During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and Epsom also call at the station.
On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Thameslink |
London Buses routes 127, 157 and S3 serve the station. [4]
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