Cheam railway station

In 1844 Cheam was on the planned route for the London to Portsmouth atmospheric railway. The section of line between Croydon and Epsom was part of the London & Croydon Railway company who promoted the Clegg and Samuda atmospheric principle, utilizing a 15 in (380 mm) pipe. This project failed, and Cheam station became part of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 10 May 1847.

View from the A217 bridge in 1986

The station is almost 16 miles (26 km) from London Bridge station. Over the years Cheam station expanded, and was rebuilt and the rail bed widened in preparation for the installation of AC overhead electric services, which would have included the building of an additional central platform island. Due to the outbreak of the First World War, the full planned expansion was cancelled and was never completed. Nevertheless, the through lines were still in place until 1978 after the Bognor Regis and Portsmouth express services were withdrawn from the Sutton and Dorking route to serve an expanding Gatwick Airport. The wide space between the tracks still remains and shows where the fast lines had been laid prior their removal. The brick main buildings are on the down side of the station.

All services at Cheam are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3][4]

• 4 tph to London Victoria (2 of these run semi-fast and 2 are stopping services via Hackbridge)
• 2 tph to London Bridge via West Croydon
• 4 tph to Epsom
• 2 tph to Dorking of which 1 continues to Horsham

During the peak hours, there are also additional services to Guildford.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Sutton		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines		Ewell East
				Epsom

London Buses route 470 serves the station.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cheam railway station.

• Train times and station information for Cheam railway station from National Rail
• Southern E-Group's page with pictures