Kingswood railway station

Kingswood National Rail
Kingswood
Location of Kingswood in Surrey
Location Kingswood
Local authority Borough of Reigate and Banstead
Managed by Southern
Station code KND
DfT category E
Number of platforms 2
Accessible Yes [1]
Fare zone 6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2007–08 Increase 0.289 million[2]
2008–09 Decrease 0.286 million[2]
2009–10 Decrease 0.259 million[2]
2010–11 Increase 0.278 million[2]
2011–12 Increase 0.302 million[2]
2012–13 Increase 0.320 million[2]
2013–14 Decrease 0.317 million[2]
Key dates
2 November 1897 Opened
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WGS84 51°17′42″N 0°12′40″W / 51.295°N 0.211°W / 51.295; -0.211Coordinates: 51°17′42″N 0°12′40″W / 51.295°N 0.211°W / 51.295; -0.211
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Kingswood railway station is in the county of Surrey. It is a late-Victorian station on the Tattenham Corner Line. Train services and the station are operated by Southern.

The station has a building on the up side only (platform 1), with just a metal shelter on the down side (platform 2). Part of the building is still used by Southern, with a large waiting area and ticket office on the ground floor, though this is only open during weekday morning peak travel. The upper floors and part of the ground floor are used as offices, the Tudor Business Centre. There is a small forecourt available for car parking on both sides of the station, cyclists are provided with a small shelter. The two platforms are connected by a new steel over bridge (which replaced the existing concrete bridge in early 2014).

There is a self-serve ticket machine located on each platform and Oyster smart card readers are installed at the entrance/exits on both sides of the station.

History

Kingswood station originally opened in 1897 as Kingswood and Burgh Heath. It was the original terminus of the single-track Tattenham Corner Line before it was extended to Walton-on-the-Hill in 1900 (now Tadworth) and Tattenham Corner a year later. It was also the first and only station on the line before Chipstead and Banstead Downs (now Chipstead) was built in 1899.[3]

An open air terrace was once provided on top of the station's platform canopy for afternoon tea. However, this only lasted until 1920 as the steam and soot from the trains beneath rendered it unprofitable.

Services

Typical off-peak (including weekends) train service per hour (as of May 2016):[4]

During the evening the service is typically:

In the weekday rush hours, more trains operate and both London termini are served.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Chipstead   Southern
Tattenham Corner Line		   Tadworth

Trains are typically formed of Class 455 and Class 377 Electrostars. During the slam door period SUBs and EPBs were the mainstay of the service.[5]

From 2018 as part of the Thameslink Programme it is proposed that services are extended beyond London Bridge through central London (calling at London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon and London St Pancras) to Cambridge.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Network Map". Southern. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ↑ Chipstead Village Surrey (2012). "Tattenham Corner Railway". chipsteadvillage.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  4. ↑ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 181
  5. ↑ "Tattenham Corner". Southern E-group. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  6. ↑ Proposed Thameslink service pattern
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