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Carshalton Beeches
Location	Carshalton
Local authority	London Borough of Sutton
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	CSB
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.577 million
2005–06	0.505 million
2006–07	0.847 million
2007–08	0.887 million
2008–09	0.799 million
2009–10	0.760 million
2010–11	0.791 million
2011–12	0.849 million
Key dates
1 October 1906	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
London transport portal

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

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 6tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria 4 via Norbury calling at all stations. 2 Via Crystal Palace calling at all stations.
• 4tph to Sutton
• 1tph to Epsom
• 1tph to Epsom Downs

This station also has train services to and from London Bridge Station, in the mornings (to London Bridge), and evenings (from London Bridge) on weekdays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wallington		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines London Victoria to Sutton via Crystal Palace		Sutton

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 6600V, 25 Hz AC, Overhead electrification (OLE), replacing passenger steam traction. At that time the halt was upgraded, a new station built, renamed Carshalton Beeches and the road bridge was rebuilt. The OLE was replaced by the Southern standard of 650V DC third rail in 1930.

In September 2010 the station foyer was completely reworked to allow a larger ticket office and for electronic ticket barriers to be put in. These are now operational. Further work was completed in 2012 giving disabled access to the London bound platform only and also adding an area for the parking of bicycles.

References

1. ^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

External links

• Train times and station information for Carshalton Beeches railway station from National Rail
• TFL Walk - Carshalton Beeches to Oaks Park Downland Country Walk
• Station celebrates centennial
• Map of the line and details of timetable from Carshalton Beeches

• Use dmy dates from August 2012
• Rail transport stations in London fare zone 5
• Railway stations in Sutton (London borough)
• Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
• Railway stations opened in 1906
• Railway stations served by Southern
• DfT Category E stations
• Railway stations managed by Southern (train operating company)