Tolworth railway station explained

Tolworth
Manager:South Western Railway
Fare Zone:5
Locale:Tolworth
Borough:Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Original:Southern Railway
Years1:29 May 1938
Events1:Opened (Terminus)
Years2:28 May 1939
Symbol:rail
Events2:Through station
Platforms:2
Railexits0405:0.242
Railexits0506:0.252
Railexits0607: 0.475
Railexits0708: 0.513
Railexits0809: 0.473
Railexits0910: 0.469
Railexits1011: 0.489
Railexits1112: 0.531
Railexits1213: 0.544
Railexits1314: 0.573
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Railexits1819: 0.616
Railexits1920: 0.551
Railexits2021: 0.156
Railexits2122: 0.385
Railexits2223: 0.496
Railcode:TOL
Coordinates:51.3768°N -0.2794°W
Dft Category:E

Tolworth railway station, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in south London, is a station on the Chessington Branch Line, 12chain6chain down the line from . The station is part of the London suburban network of South Western Railway and is in Travelcard Zone 5.

The station, like all others on the branch, is built in the art deco style of the 1930s using concrete arcs for canopies; it was opened, as the original terminus of the branch, on 29 May 1938.[1] Station buildings are below at street level on the Kingston Road. The original goods depot is now partly a freight depot operated by DB Cargo UK. The remaining area of the site is operated by London United as a bus depot.[2]

Services

All services at Tolworth are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical service on all days of the week is two trains per hour in each direction between and .

Connections

London Buses routes 281, 406, 418, K1 and K2 serve the station.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
  2. Web site: New contracts create 200 bus driver jobs. 2021-07-24. News Shopper. en.
  3. Web site: Buses from Tolworth. Transport for London. 28 March 2024.