Kingswood railway station

Kingswood railway station serves Kingswood in the county of Surrey. It is a late-Victorian station on the Tattenham Corner Line, 20 miles 72 chains (33.6 km) from London Charing Cross. Train services and the station are operated by Southern.

Kingswood
Kingswood
Location of Kingswood in Surrey
LocationKingswood
Local authorityBorough of Reigate and Banstead
Managed bySouthern
Station codeKND
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 0.329 million[2]
2016–17 0.267 million[2]
2017–18 0.228 million[2]
2018–19 0.219 million[2]
2019–20 0.220 million[2]
Key dates
2 November 1897Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.295°N 0.211°W / 51.295; -0.211
 London transport portal

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 exterior 1995 (geograph 5448190).jpg

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 Tadworth & Walton-on-the-Hill in 1900 (now Tadworth) and Tattenham Corner a year later.

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

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

During the peak hours, there are also services to London Victoria.

On Sundays, the service to London Bridge calls at all stations via Forest Hill.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southern

It was initially proposed that from 2018, when the Thameslink Programme is completed, services on this line would be operated with larger 12 car trains offering all day direct services to Cambridge via London Blackfriars.[4] However, in September 2016, these proposals have been dropped; instead, services on the Tattenham Corner Line are to "remain as Southern South London Metro services with increased capacity as compared to today".[5]

References
  1. "Network Map". Southern. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. "Timetable 31 - London to Coulsdon and Tattenham Corner" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.
  4. Proposed Thameslink services from 2018
  5. Timetable consultation : Thameslink and Great Northern
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