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Carshalton railway station

Carshalton
Carshalton Location of Carshalton in Greater London
Location	Carshalton
Local authority	London Borough of Sutton
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	CSH
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	1.406 million[2]
2019–20	1.464 million[2]
2020–21	0.445 million[2]
2021–22	0.976 million[2]
2022–23	1.059 million[2]
Key dates
1 October 1868	Opened
3 March 1929	Electrified
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
Coordinates	51°22′07″N 0°09′57″W / 51.3686°N 0.1659°W / 51.3686; -0.1659
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Carshalton railway station is a railway station at Carshalton in the London Borough of SuttoninSouth London. It is located between Sutton and Hackbridge.

The station is served by Southern and Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 5. From here, one can catch a direct train to as far north as St AlbansinHertfordshire and southwards as far as HorshaminWest Sussex. The shortest journey time from Carshalton to London Victoria is 25 minutes.

The station is on the line opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway between Peckham Rye and Sutton on 1 October 1868: one of the many suburban lines opened by that company. The original station of Carshalton was built on the Sutton to West Croydon line in May 1847, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south east and is now known as Wallington station.

The line runs along an embankment at this point: the ticket office is on the down side by the underbridge.

Ticket barriers control access to the platforms, the only entrance to the station is via the ticket office where a book stand is located. Passengers may borrow or swap the books.

Services at Carshalton are operated by Southern and Thameslink using Class 377 and 700 EMUs.

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

• 2 tph to London Victoria
• 2 tph to St Albans City via Herne Hill
• 2 tph to Sutton
• 2 tph to Dorking of which 1 continues to Horsham

During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and Epsom also call at the station.

On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hackbridge		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines		Sutton
		Thameslink Sutton & Mole Valley Lines

London Buses routes 127, 157 and S3 serve the station.^[4]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carshalton railway station.

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