The station has a building on the up side only (platform 1), with just a metal shelter on the down side (platform 2). Part of the building is still used by Southern, with a large waiting area and ticket office on the ground floor, though this is only open during weekday morning peak travel. The upper floors and part of the ground floor are used as offices, the Tudor Business Centre. There is a small forecourt available for car parking on both sides of the station, cyclists are provided with a small shelter. The two platforms are connected by a new steel over bridge (which replaced the existing concrete bridge in early 2014).
There is a self-serve ticket machine located on each platform and Oyster smart card readers are installed at the entrance/exits on both sides of the station.
Kingswood station originally opened in 1897 as Kingswood and Burgh Heath. It was the original terminus of the single-track Tattenham Corner Line before it was extended to Tadworth & Walton-on-the-Hill in 1900 (now Tadworth) and Tattenham Corner a year later.
An open air terrace was once provided on top of the station's platform canopy for afternoon tea. However, this only lasted until 1920 as the steam and soot from the trains beneath rendered it unprofitable.
It was initially proposed that from 2018, when the Thameslink Programme is completed, services on this line would be operated with larger 12 car trains offering all day direct services to Cambridge via London Blackfriars.[4] However, in September 2016, these proposals have been dropped; instead, services on the Tattenham Corner Line are to "remain as Southern South London Metro services with increased capacity as compared to today".[5]
Referencesedit
^. Southern. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ abcde"Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^Timetable consultation : Thameslink and Great Northern
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December 15, 2023
kingswood, railway, station, serves, kingswood, county, surrey, late, victorian, station, tattenham, corner, line, miles, chains, from, london, charing, cross, train, services, station, operated, southern, kingswoodkingswoodlocation, kingswood, surreylocationk. Kingswood railway station serves Kingswood in the county of Surrey It is a late Victorian station on the Tattenham Corner Line 20 miles 72 chains 33 6 km from London Charing Cross Train services and the station are operated by Southern KingswoodKingswoodLocation of Kingswood in SurreyLocationKingswoodLocal authorityBorough of Reigate and BansteadManaged bySouthernStation codeKNDDfT categoryENumber of platforms2AccessibleYes 1 Fare zone6National Rail annual entry and exit2018 190 219 million 2 2019 200 220 million 2 2020 2139 432 2 2021 220 101 million 2 2022 230 135 million 2 Key dates2 November 1897OpenedOther informationExternal linksDepartures Layout Facilities BusesWGS8451 17 42 N 0 12 40 W 51 295 N 0 211 W 51 295 0 211 London transport portalThe station has a building on the up side only platform 1 with just a metal shelter on the down side platform 2 Part of the building is still used by Southern with a large waiting area and ticket office on the ground floor though this is only open during weekday morning peak travel The upper floors and part of the ground floor are used as offices the Tudor Business Centre There is a small forecourt available for car parking on both sides of the station cyclists are provided with a small shelter The two platforms are connected by a new steel over bridge which replaced the existing concrete bridge in early 2014 There is a self serve ticket machine located on each platform and Oyster smart card readers are installed at the entrance exits on both sides of the station Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Kingswood station exterior 1995 jpgKingswood station originally opened in 1897 as Kingswood and Burgh Heath It was the original terminus of the single track Tattenham Corner Line before it was extended to Tadworth amp Walton on the Hill in 1900 now Tadworth and Tattenham Corner a year later An open air terrace was once provided on top of the station s platform canopy for afternoon tea However this only lasted until 1920 as the steam and soot from the trains beneath rendered it unprofitable Services editAll services at Kingswood are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs The typical off peak service in trains per hour is 3 2 tph to London Bridge non stop from Norwood Junction 2 tph to Tattenham CornerOn Sundays the service is reduced to hourly and runs between Tattenham Corner and Purley only Passengers for London Bridge have to change at Purley Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationChipsteadSouthernTattenham Corner LineTadworthIt was initially proposed that from 2018 when the Thameslink Programme is completed services on this line would be operated with larger 12 car trains offering all day direct services to Cambridge via London Blackfriars 4 However in September 2016 these proposals have been dropped instead services on the Tattenham Corner Line are to remain as Southern South London Metro services with increased capacity as compared to today 5 References edit Network Map Southern Archived from the original on 20 February 2012 Retrieved 2 January 2010 a b c d e Estimates of station usage Rail statistics Office of Rail Regulation Please note Some methodology may vary year on year Table 181 National Rail timetable May 2022 Proposed Thameslink services from 2018 Timetable consultation Thameslink and Great NorthernExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kingswood railway station Train times and station information for Kingswood railway station from National Rail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kingswood railway station amp oldid 1189922428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
