Tolworth railway station

Tolworth railway station, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in south London, is a station on the Chessington Branch Line, 12 miles 6 chains (19.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station is part of the London suburban network of South Western Railway and is in Travelcard Zone 5.

Tolworth
Tolworth
Location of Tolworth in Greater London
LocationTolworth
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Station codeTOL
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15 0.622 million[1]
2015–16 0.649 million[1]
2016–17 0.603 million[1]
2017–18 0.515 million[1]
2018–19 0.616 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companySouthern Railway
Key dates
29 May 1938Opened (Terminus)
28 May 1939Through station
Other information
External links
WGS8451.3768°N 0.2794°W / 51.3768; -0.2794
 London transport portal

The station, like all others on the branch, is built in the art deco style of the 1930s using concrete arcs for canopies; it was opened, as the original terminus of the branch, on 29 May 1938.[2] Station buildings are below at street level on the Kingston Road. The original goods depot is now partly a National Rail Freight Depot, operated by DB Schenker Rail. The remaining area of the site is owned by London United.

Services

South Western Railway operate all the services on the Chessington Branch Line and all trains that stop at Tolworth station. In the inbound direction, trains service the station every thirty minutes during both peak and off-peak hours. Local trains run at all times to London Waterloo, calling at all stations for exception of Queenstown Road.[3] These trains take 33 minutes to arrive at London Waterloo.

In the outbound direction all services call locally, taking four minutes to arrive at Chessington South.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Malden Manor   South Western Railway
Chessington Branch Line		   Chessington North
  Future Development  
Preceding station   Crossrail   Following station
Crossrail
Line 2

Connections

London Buses routes 406, 418, K2 and Mobility route 965 serve the station directly. Routes 281 and K1 are accessible with a short walk, though given they both service the busy main line Surbiton railway station, interchange is less popular by virtue of the greater frequency of service from Surbiton to London Waterloo.[4]

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References
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
  3. "Chessington Branch Line timetable" (PDF). South West Trains. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  4. "Buses in Tolworth" (PDF). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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