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
Chessington South
Location of Chessington South in Greater London
LocationChessington
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Station codeCSS
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2 (1 in use)
AccessibleYes
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 0.432 million[1]
2016–17 0.406 million[1]
2017–18 0.339 million[1]
2018–19 0.376 million[1]
2019–20 0.353 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companySouthern Railway
Key dates
28 May 1939Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.3569°N 0.308°W / 51.3569; -0.308
 London transport portal

History

The station was built to a design of Southern Railway architect James Robb Scott and opened on 28 May 1939. It was intended as a through station on the line being built to Leatherhead. However, construction of the line stopped, never to be resumed, upon 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 of line south of the station was used from the mid-1960s to the end of the 1980s for a coal concentration depot. Today the line and the sidings to the coal depot are unused and hidden by trees.

The ticket office is at track level. There are two automated ticket machine at street 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.[2]

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).[3] 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 National Rail Following station
Chessington North   South Western Railway
Chessington Branch Line		   Terminus
  Future Development  
Preceding station   Crossrail   Following station
TerminusCrossrail
Line 2

Connections

London Buses routes 71 and 467 serve the station during the day, and route N65 at night.

  • 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
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. "Chessington South station becomes fully accessible". South Western Railway. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. "Chessington Branch Line timetable" (PDF). South West Trains. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
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