Earlsfield railway station explained

Earlsfield
Symbol:rail
Manager:South Western Railway
Fare Zone:3
Locale:Earlsfield
Platforms:3
Tracks:4
Borough:London Borough of Wandsworth
Coordinates:51.4424°N -0.1877°W
Railexits0405:2.855
Railexits0506: 2.756
Railexits0607: 5.517
Railexits0708: 5.630
Railexits0809: 4.945
Railexits0910: 4.871
Railexits1011: 5.413
Railexits1112: 5.574
Railexits1213: 5.696
Railexits1314: 6.233
Railexits1415: 6.553
Railexits1516: 7.170
Railexits1617: 7.197
Railexits1718: 6.556 -->
Railexits1819: 6.879
Railexits1920: 6.519
Railexits2021: 1.784
Railexits2122: 4.184
Railexits2223: 4.734
Railcode:EAD
Events1:Opened
Years1:1 April 1884
Access:yes
Dft Category:D

Earlsfield railway station is on the South West Main Line serving Earlsfield in the London Borough of Wandsworth, South London. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3, 5chain46chain from and situated between and . It is operated by South Western Railway, as are all the trains serving it.

History

The station was named after a large nearby Victorian residence, Earlsfield, now demolished. This was owned by the Davis family, who also owned the land required for the station, and one of the conditions of sale was that the station would be named after their house.

Opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 April 1884, it became part of the Southern Railway during the grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail.

In 2012 Network Rail undertook a major revamp of the station. The main entrance was reconstructed and lifts were installed for each platform as part of a £5.6 million scheme to improve facilities and accessibility, including the provision of step-free access.[1] [2]

In 2014, sliding gates were installed in the security fencing separating platforms 1 and 2 at the station as a safety measure.[3]

Services

All services at Earlsfield are operated by South Western Railway.

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

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Connections

London Buses Routes 44, 77, 270 and Night Route N44 serve the station.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major revamp for Earlsfield station revealed . Network Rail . 20 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Accessible rail travel in south London gets a lift – or rather 15 . Network Rail . 18 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Safety measures set to be installed at Wimbledon and Earlsfield stations to prevent people falling on tracks . Sutton & Croydon Guardian . 18 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Earlsfield Station . 2023-01-05 . Transport for London . en-GB.