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Berrylands
BerrylandsLocation of Berrylands in Greater London
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
2020–21	88,366
2021–22	0.233 million
2022–23	0.288 million
2023–24	0.340 million
Key dates
16 October 1933	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°23′56″N 0°16′49″W / 51.3988°N 0.2803°W / 51.3988; -0.2803
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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

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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

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.

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.

Services

All services at Berrylands are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 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			Following station
New Malden		South Western Railway South West Main Line		Surbiton

Places of Interest

Berrylands is home to the Raeburn Open Space (known locally as the Berrylands Nature Reserve).

History

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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.

Typically, it crawled through Raynes Park waiting for a signal to clear following an overtaking steam train on the fast line. Very occasionally it was forced to stop at Raynes Park, which with the slam door train stock required it to stop there formally and take on passengers who were only too happy to take advantage of a rare fast service destined for the main line.

Connections

London Buses route K2 and school route 665 serve the station.

References

1. ^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. "London & Suburbs Page 1". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
3. Table 152 National Rail timetable, December 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Berrylands railway station from National Rail

• Rail transport stations in London fare zone 5
• DfT Category E stations
• Railway stations in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1933
• Former Southern Railway (UK) stations
• Railway stations served by South Western Railway