Chessington South railway station

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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 railway station to Chessington World of Adventures and Chessington School.

Chessington South National Rail
Chessington South is located in Greater London
Chessington South
Chessington South
Location of Chessington South in Greater London
LocationChessington
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Station code(s)CSS
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2 (1 in use)
AccessibleYes
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 0.376 million[1]
2019–20Decrease 0.353 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 85,936[1]
2021–22Increase 0.236 million[1]
2022–23Increase 0.275 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companySouthern Railway
Key dates
28 May 1939Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°21′25″N 0°18′29″W / 51.3569°N 0.308°W / 51.3569; -0.308
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History

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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. The line and the sidings to the coal depot were unused and hidden by trees for many years, but in 2021 the land was cleared and tracks relaid for an aggregates depot.

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

In 2019 a ramp was added to the station, providing step-free access to the single platform from street level.[2]

The disused platform is inaccessible, given there is no footbridge connecting the platforms. It remains abandoned as surplus to requirements, as only two trains depart each hour.

Services

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All services at Chessington South are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical service on all days of the week is two trains per hour to and from London Waterloo via Wimbledon which start and terminate at Chessington South.[3]

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Chessington North   South Western Railway
  Terminus

Connections

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". 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. ^ Table 152 National Rail timetable, December 2023
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