Cheam railway station

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Cheam National Rail logo.svg
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Main building
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Cheam
Location of Cheam in Greater London
Location Cheam
Local authority London Borough of Sutton
Managed by Southern
Station codeCHE
DfT category D
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes [1]
Fare zone 5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase2.svg 1.086 million [2]
2019–20Increase2.svg 1.115 million [2]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 0.265 million [2]
2021–22Increase2.svg 0.665 million [2]
2022–23Increase2.svg 0.790 million [2]
Key dates
10 May 1847Opened
Other information
External links
WGS84 51°21′22″N0°12′53″W / 51.356°N 0.2147°W / 51.356; -0.2147
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal

Cheam railway station serves Cheam in the London Borough of Sutton. It is located on the Sutton & Mole Valley Lines section from Sutton to Epsom with trains to London Victoria and London Bridge both via Mitcham Junction and West Croydon.

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Location

Cheam Railway station is located between Cheam Village and South Cheam. This is approximately 200 meters south of Cheam High Street (A232), near its junction with the A217. The railway goes under the A217 (Belmont Rise) at the eastern end of the station.

History

In 1844 Cheam was on the planned route for the London to Portsmouth atmospheric railway. The section of line between Croydon and Epsom was part of the London & Croydon Railway company who promoted the Clegg and Samuda atmospheric principle, utilizing a 15 in (380 mm) pipe. This project failed, and Cheam station became part of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 10 May 1847.

View from the A217 bridge in 1986 Cheam railway station geograph-3105164-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
View from the A217 bridge in 1986

The station is almost 16 miles (26 km) from London Bridge station. Over the years Cheam station expanded, and was rebuilt and the rail bed widened in preparation for the installation of AC overhead electric services, which would have included the building of an additional central platform island. Due to the outbreak of the First World War, the full planned expansion was cancelled and was never completed. Nevertheless, the through lines were still in place until 1978 after the Bognor Regis and Portsmouth express services were withdrawn from the Sutton and Dorking route to serve an expanding Gatwick Airport. The wide space between the tracks still remains and shows where the fast lines had been laid prior their removal. The brick main buildings are on the down side of the station.

Services

All services at Cheam are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

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

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

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Sutton   Southern
  Ewell East or Epsom

Connections

London Buses route S2 serves the station.

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References

  1. "Network Map". Southern. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. Table 180 National Rail timetable, December 2021