Berrylands railway station
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| Location | Berrylands |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Station code(s) | BRS |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 (facing 4 tracks) |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  0.374 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | 88,366[1] |
| 2021–22 |  0.233 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 0.288 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | 0.340 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 16 October 1933 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′56″N 0°16′49″W / 51.3988°N 0.2803°W |
 London transport portal | |
Berrylands railway station is a National Rail station in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. It is 10 miles 78 chains (17.7 km) south-west of London Waterloo and is situated between New Malden and Surbiton.
Location
[edit]Berrylands, operated by South Western Railway, is on the South West Main Line. Normally only Hampton Court Branch trains serve it, but occasionally other trains running on the slow line can call here, including some early morning and late night trains to Woking. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.
The station is on the elevated section of the main line, where it crosses both Norbiton Common and the Hogsmill River, a tributary of the River Thames.
Construction
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It was opened on 16 October 1933 to serve large housing developments, which gave the station its name. 90% of the cost of the station was financed by the local developers to enhance the attractiveness of the new estate to commuters.[2]
A modern ground level station (1969) is connected by stairs to the platforms, which are on the outer tracks of the four-track main line. Berrylands is one of the few stations around the London area still constructed with wooden platforms.[3]
Network Rail plans to close the station from Saturday 9 May 2026 until Sunday 23 August 2026 to replace the original wooden platforms and upgrade the rest of the station.[4]
Services
[edit]All services at Berrylands are operated by South Western Railway.[5]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
- 2 tph to London Waterloo via Wimbledon
- 2 tph to Hampton Court
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| New Malden | South Western Railway |
Surbiton | ||
History
[edit]From the start of services at the station until June 1967, there was one fast rush hour service to Waterloo at 8:07 a.m. This train was the 7:30 a.m from Guildford via Cobham. It called at Surbiton at 8:04 then New Malden at 8:10. At Raynes Park it switched to the fast line and called at Wimbledon at 8:14, then nonstop to Waterloo arriving at 8:25 at platform 13. The headcode was 42 and it was composed of 4SUB or EPB stock.
Places of Interest
[edit]Berrylands is home to the Raeburn Open Space (known locally as the Berrylands Nature Reserve).[7]
Connections
[edit]London Buses route K2 and school route 665 serve the station.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "Berrylands Station". www.layersoflondon.org. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "London & Suburbs Page 1". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ^ "Berrylands station to close from May 2026 for rebuilding work". ianVisits.
- ^ "Berrylands". National Rail. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Table 152 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- ^ "Neglected nature reserve The Raeburn Open Space in Berrylands in Kingston getting £168,000 revamp". surreycomet.co.uk. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Berrylands railway station from National Rail
