Carshalton Beeches railway station

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Carshalton Beeches
Location
Place	Carshalton
Local authority	London Borough of Sutton
Operations
Managed by	Southern
Platforms in use	2
National Rail
Station code	CSB
Annual entry/exit	0.796 million *
Transport for London
Zone	5
History
Key dates	Opened 1906
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
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UK Rail Portal

Carshalton Beeches railway station is in the London Borough of Sutton in southern London. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southern, and is in Travelcard Zone 5.

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria all stations via Norbury
• 2tph to London Bridge all stations via Penge West & Forest Hill
• 4tph to Sutton
• 1tph to Epsom
• 1tph to Epsom Downs

Peak Services (Mon - Fri, 07.00 - 09.00)

• London Bridge (Fast from Norwood Junction)
• London Bridge (Via Forest Hill Semi-fast)
• London Bridge (All stations via Penge West & Forest Hill)
• London Victoria (All stations via Norbury)
• Guildford (via Sutton & Epsom)
• Dorking
• Epsom Downs
• Epsom

[edit] History

The railway in Carshalton Beeches has been around since 1847 when track was laid between Epsom, Sutton and West Croydon but it was not until 1906 that a halt was opened in the small settlement, at the north end of Beeches Avenue (at the time called Beechnut Tree Walk). That same year a tram service between Sutton and Croydon opened. Beeches Halt was served by steam rail-motors (early multiple units) running between West Croydon and Epsom Downs.

As residential development continued, demand increased and the Sutton to London line was electrified in 1925 using overhead electric, replacing passenger steam traction. At that time the halt was upgraded, a new station built, renamed Carshalton Beeches and the road bridge was rebuilt. As third rail became standard across the Southern Region, the overhead was replaced in 1930.

Several generations of slam-door trains served Carshalton Beeches before the present day sliding door stock was introduced, now operated by Southern.

Carshalton Beeches is on the Sutton & Mole Valley Line route operated by Southern.

[edit] External links

• Walk from Carshalton Beeches to Oaks Park and a Downland Country Walk

• Station celebrates centennial

• Map of the line and details of timetable from Carshalton Beeches

• Train times and station information for Carshalton Beeches railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Carshalton Beeches railway station from Multimap.com

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 51.3577° -0.1714°
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Map
  • Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
  • Aerial image from TerraServer

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wallington		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines		Sutton

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