Norbiton railway station

Coaching interests in Kingston were opposed to having a railway in the town and consequently, the London and South Western Railway built its line to Southampton further south through Surbiton. This opposition continued even during the laying of the line from Twickenham although this line did reach a terminus in Kingston in 1863. In 1869 the line was extended through Norbiton to connect to the central line southwest of the present New Malden station.

When Queen Victoria visited distinguished residents in the Coombe Hill area, the royal train stopped at Norbiton, the only station in the area where the platform is at ground level. New Malden and Kingston have many steps. It is the only remaining Victorian railway architecture in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

In February and March 2012 a secure, swipe-card accessible cycle park for 50 cycles was built on Platform 1 replacing the previous set of shelters and bike racks

In August 2009 the platforms were fenced with high steel railings before the installation of ticket barriers. In 2011 the single-width 'off-peak' gated exit from platform 2 was doubled in width to cope with the large numbers of passengers leaving the station when the barriers are not operational. In 2014 the gated exit was widened again.

During the autumn of 2014, platforms 1 and 2 were raised and the edges reconstructed to reduce the step and gap for passengers getting on and off the trains. Earlier in 2014, the platforms were extended in preparation for longer trains.

There is a 38-space car park and space for 5 vehicles reserved for South Western Railway staff.

Norbiton station has two platforms.

• Platform 1 – Trains to London Waterloo via Wimbledon.
• Platform 2 – Trains to London Waterloo via Kingston & Richmond and trains to Shepperton.

The typical off-peak service at the station in trains per hour is:

• 6 to London Waterloo, of which:
  • 4 run direct via Wimbledon
  • 2 run circuitously via Richmond
• 2 to Shepperton

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
New Malden		South Western Railway Kingston Loop Line		Kingston
Future development
Preceding station	Crossrail			Following station
Kingston towards Shepperton		Crossrail 2		New Malden towards New Southgate or Broxbourne

In the British sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, the station was used as the filming location from which the title character caught his train each morning (with decreasing punctuality). Although Reggie's home town in the series was called Climthorpe, a panning shot of the front of the station in the first episode shows him walking into Norbiton station. (The area remains largely unchanged, with the Frederick W. Paine funeral parlour and the zebra crossing across Coombe Road still in place, although a small number of buildings in front of the main station entrance have since been demolished.) David Nobbs may have thought of Climthorpe as near Norbiton, since various other stations between New Malden and London are named in Reggie's multiple excuses to explain his poor punctuality .

The station also appeared briefly in a 1971 episode of the Rodney Bewes sitcom Dear Mother...Love Albert.

London Buses routes 57, K2, K3, K4 and K5 serve the station.[2]

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• Train times and station information for Norbiton railway station from National Rail