Norbiton railway station

LocationNorbitonLocal authorityRoyal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesManaged bySouth Western RailwayStation codeNBTDfT categoryC2Number of platforms2AccessibleYesFare zone5National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 2.470 million^[1]2019–20 2.283 million^[1]2020–21 0.603 million^[1]2021–22 1.384 million^[1]2022–23 1.771 million^[1]Key dates1 January 1869OpenedOther informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°24′45″N 0°17′02″W / 51.4124°N 0.2838°W / 51.4124; -0.2838 London transport portal

Norbiton Railway Station is a railway station located in Norbiton, a suburb in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in southwest London. It is on the Kingston Loop Line, 11 miles 24 chains (18.2 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. It is in Travelcard Zone 5 and is a short walk from Kingston Hospital. It is also the most convenient station for the Kingsmeadow football ground.

History

Coaching interests in Kingston were opposed to having a railway in the town and consequently, the London and South Western Railway built its line to Southampton further south through Surbiton. This opposition continued even during the laying of the line from Twickenham although this line did reach a terminus in Kingston in 1863. In 1869 the line was extended through Norbiton to connect to the central line southwest of the present New Malden station.

When Queen Victoria visited distinguished residents in the Coombe Hill area, the royal train stopped at Norbiton, the only station in the area where the platform is at ground level. New Malden and Kingston have many steps. It is the only remaining Victorian railway architecture in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.^{[citation needed]}

Station facilities

In February and March 2012 a secure, swipe-card accessible cycle park for 50 cycles was built on Platform 1 replacing the previous set of shelters and bike racks

In August 2009 the platforms were fenced with high steel railings before the installation of ticket barriers. In 2011 the single-width 'off-peak' gated exit from platform 2 was doubled in width to cope with the large numbers of passengers leaving the station when the barriers are not operational. In 2014 the gated exit was widened again.

During the autumn of 2014, platforms 1 and 2 were raised and the edges reconstructed to reduce the step and gap for passengers getting on and off the trains. Earlier in 2014, the platforms were extended in preparation for longer trains.

There is a 38-space car park and space for 5 vehicles reserved for South Western Railway staff.

Platforms

Norbiton station has two platforms.

• Platform 1 – Trains to London Waterloo via Wimbledon.
• Platform 2 – Trains to London Waterloo via Kingston & Richmond and trains to Shepperton.

Services

All services at Norbiton are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[2]

• 4 tph to London Waterloo via Wimbledon
• 2 tph to Shepperton
• 2 tph to Teddington, returning to London Waterloo via Richmond

On Sundays, the services to and from London Waterloo via Wimbledon are reduced to 2 tph and the services to and from Shepperton and Teddington are reduced to hourly.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
New Malden		South Western Railway Kingston Loop Line		Kingston

Popular culture references

In the British sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, the station was used as the filming location from which the title character caught his train each morning (with decreasing punctuality). Although Reggie's home town in the series was called Climthorpe, a panning shot of the front of the station in the first episode shows him walking into Norbiton station. (The area remains largely unchanged, with the Frederick W. Paine funeral parlour and the zebra crossing across Coombe Road still in place, although a small number of buildings in front of the main station entrance have since been demolished.) David Nobbs may have thought of Climthorpe as near Norbiton, since various other stations between New Malden and London are named in Reggie's multiple excuses to explain his poor punctuality [1].

The station also appeared briefly in a 1971 episode of the Rodney Bewes sitcom Dear Mother...Love Albert.

Connections

London Buses routes 57, K2, K3, K4 and K5 serve the station.^[3]

References

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Companies and
organisations

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road North Circular Road South Circular Road
Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

TicketingOtherFormer BR sectors