New Malden railway station

New Malden railway station
New Malden National Rail
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New Malden is located in Greater London
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New Malden

Location of New Malden in Greater London
Location New Malden
Local authority Kingston upon Thames
Managed by South West Trains
Station code NEM
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 4

National Rail annual entry and exit
2004-05 1.892 million[1]
2005-06 decrease1.841 million[1]
2006-07 increase3.263 million[1]
2007-08 increase3.347 million[1]
2008-09 decrease3.113 million[1]
2009-10 decrease3.044 million[1]

December 1846 Opened as Malden
May 1859 Renamed New Malden and Coombe
1 March 1862 Renamed Coombe and Malden
November 1912 Renamed Malden for Coombe
1955 Renamed Malden
16 September 1957 Renamed New Malden

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Coordinates: 51°24′14″N 0°15′22″W / 51.4039°N 0.256°W / 51.4039; -0.256

New Malden railway station is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South London. The station is served by South West Trains, and is in Travelcard Zone 4.

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History

A 1912 Railway Clearing House map showing (right) lines around New Malden railway station (shown here as COMBE & MALDEN)

The station was opened by the London and South Western Railway in December 1846, originally being named Malden. It has been renamed several times: in May 1859 it became New Malden and Coombe; on 1 March 1862 Coombe and Malden; in November 1912 Malden for Coombe; in 1955 Malden; and finally, on 16 September 1957, it took the present name of New Malden.[2]

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.[citation needed] New Malden has many steps.

The deaths of members of station staff in an air raid during WWII is commemorated on a plaque on a wall in the ticket office.

Platforms 2 and 3 on the 'fast' lines are no longer used, protruding cable ducting on them poses a trip hazard and renders them unlikely to be used by passengers even should a disruption prevent use of the 'slow' lines at platforms 1 and 4.

Until June 1967 platform 2 was used regularly in the morning rush hours. The 7:11am from Guildford via Cobham crossed from the slow line to the fast line just after Surbiton and stopped at New Malden at 7:48am. It then called at Wimbledon and Clapham Junction. It was one of the few trains to stop at Clapham Junction platform 8 in those days. A Hampton Court to Waterloo fast train also stopped at platform 2 at approximately 8:45am. It crossed from the slow line to the fast line just as it came into New Malden.

Platform signage installed in 2009 seems to be in Southeastern colours, with white lettering on a navy blue field. There are similar platform signs at Hampton Court railway station.

New Malden was one of the stations selected by South West Trains to have automatic ticket gates which were installed in the main ticket hall in September 2009. The gates with Oyster Card readers allow use of the Oyster "Pay as you go" system.[3].

A proposed permanent closure of the secondary entrance to Dukes Avenue and Station Avenue, leaving only the entrance to Coombe Road was amended, after local opposition, to opening the Dukes Avenue and Station Avenue entrance for morning and evening peak hours with ticket inspectors, but closed at all other times including weekends. [4]

Services

The typical off-peak hour service from the station is:

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Raynes Park   South West Trains
South Western Main Line
  Berrylands
South West Trains
Kingston Loop Line
Norbiton

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011.  Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 68,153,170. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
  3. ^ "New ticket gates across the network". South West Trains. http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains/News/_NewTicketGates.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-19. 
  4. ^ . http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/4533386.More_furore_over_New_Malden_station_exit_closure/. 

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