Chessington North railway station

Chessington North railway station, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South West London, is on the Chessington branch line and is served by South Western Railway. The station serves Hook as well as the northern part of Chessington. It is 13 miles 25 chains (21.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo; it is in Travelcard Zone 6.

Chessington North National Rail
Chessington North railway station in September 2014
Chessington North is located in Greater London
Chessington North
Chessington North
Location of Chessington North in Greater London
LocationChessington
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Station codeCSN
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18Decrease 0.500 million[1]
2018–19Increase 0.568 million[1]
2019–20Decrease 0.513 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.128 million[1]
2021–22Increase 0.317 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companySouthern Railway
Key dates
28 May 1939Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.3642°N 0.3005°W / 51.3642; -0.3005
 London transport portal

History

Like all others on the branch, the station is built in the concrete Art Deco style of the 1930s. It was designed by the architect James Robb Scott, and it opened on 28 May 1939.[2] By rail, Chessington North is 13.31 mi (21.42 km) from London Waterloo.

Class 455 in 1985. Note the distinctive art deco canopies that were standard along this line.

Services

South Western Railway operates all the services on the Chessington branch line and all trains that terminate at Chessington South railway 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 apart from Queenstown Road.[3] These trains take 35 minutes to arrive at London Waterloo.

In the outbound direction, Chessington North is the penultimate station on the line, with trains taking two minutes to arrive at Chessington South.

The ticket office is at surface level. There is one automated ticket machine, which is next to the ticket office.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Tolworth   South Western Railway
Chessington branch line		   Chessington South
Future development
Preceding station Crossrail Following station
Chessington South
Terminus
 Crossrail 2 Tolworth
towards New Southgate or Broxbourne

Connections

London Buses route 71 serves the station during the day, and route N65 at night.

References
  1. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Photographic study of Malden Manor station, with similar buildings
  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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