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Earlsfield
EarlsfieldLocation of Earlsfield in Greater London
Location	Earlsfield
Local authority	London Borough of Wandsworth
Managed by	South Western Railway
Station code(s)	EAD
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	3 (facing 4 tracks)
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	6.519 million
2020–21	1.784 million
2021–22	4.184 million
2022–23	4.734 million
2023–24	5.138 million
Key dates
1 April 1884	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°26′33″N 0°11′16″W / 51.4424°N 0.1877°W / 51.4424; -0.1877
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Earlsfield railway station is on the South West Main Line serving Earlsfield in the London Borough of Wandsworth, South London. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3, 5 miles 46 chains (9.0 km) from London Waterloo and situated between Clapham Junction and Wimbledon. It is operated by South Western Railway, as are all the trains serving it.

History

The station was named after a large nearby Victorian residence, Earlsfield, now demolished. This was owned by the Davis family, who also owned the land required for the station, and one of the conditions of sale was that the station would be named after their house.

Opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 April 1884, it became part of the Southern Railway during the grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail.

In 2012 Network Rail undertook a major revamp of the station. The main entrance was reconstructed and lifts were installed for each platform as part of a £5.6 million scheme to improve facilities and accessibility, including the provision of step-free access.

In 2014, sliding gates were installed in the security fencing separating platforms 1 and 2 at the station as a safety measure.

Services

All services at Earlsfield are operated by South Western Railway.

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

• 12 tph to London Waterloo
• 2 tph to Chessington South
• 2 tph to Teddington via Kingston, returning to London Waterloo via Richmond
• 2 tph to Hampton Court
• 1 tph to Dorking via Epsom
• 3 tph to Guildford (1 of these runs via Epsom and 2 run via Cobham)
• 2 tph to Woking via Weybridge

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Clapham Junction		South Western Railway South West Main Line		Wimbledon

Connections

London Buses Routes 44, 77, 270 and Night Route N44 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. Gerhold, Dorian (1998), Wandsworth Past, Historical Publications, p. 68, ISBN 0-948667-47-8
3. "Major revamp for Earlsfield station revealed". Network Rail. 20 June 2011.
4. "Accessible rail travel in south London gets a lift – or rather 15". Network Rail. 18 April 2013.
5. "Safety measures set to be installed at Wimbledon and Earlsfield stations to prevent people falling on tracks". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. 18 March 2014.
6. Table 152, 155 National Rail timetable, December 2023
7. "Earlsfield Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

External links

• Train times and station information for Earlsfield railway station from National Rail
• Earlsfield Community
• Earlsfield Railway Station - Earlsfield Community

• Rail transport stations in London fare zone 3
• DfT Category D stations
• Railway stations in the London Borough of Wandsworth
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1884
• Former London and South Western Railway stations
• Railway stations served by South Western Railway