Carshalton Beeches railway station

Infobox London station
name = Carshalton Beeches


manager = Southern
zone = 5
locale = Carshalton
borough = London Borough of Sutton
start = 1 October 1906
platforms = 2
railexits0405 = 0.577
railexits0506 = 0.505
railexits0607 = 0.847
railcode = CSB

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:

*4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria all stations via Norbury
*2tph to London Bridge all stations via Penge West & Forest Hill
*4tph to Sutton
*1tph to Epsom
*1tph to Epsom Downs

Peak Services (Mon - Fri, 07.00 - 09.00)

* London Bridge (Fast from Norwood Junction)
* London Bridge (Via Forest Hill Semi-fast)
* London Bridge (All stations via Penge West & Forest Hill)
* London Victoria (All stations via Norbury)
* Guildford (via Sutton & Epsom)
* Dorking
* Epsom Downs
* Epsom

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.

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/walkfinder/walkdetails.asp?id=119#walkdetails TFL Walk - Carshalton Beeches to Oaks Park Downland Country Walk]
* [http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/suttonnews/display.var.954678.0.station_centenary.php Station celebrates centennial]
* [http://www.southernrailway.com/routes.php?r=7&m=route Map of the line and details of timetable from Carshalton Beeches]