New Malden railway station
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New Malden  | |
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| Location | New Malden |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Station code | NEM |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 (2 in use) (facing 4 tracks) |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 1.892 million[1] |
| 2005–06 |  1.841 million[1] |
| 2006–07 |  3.263 million[1] |
| 2007–08 | 3.347 million[1] |
| 2008–09 | 3.113 million[1] |
| 2009–10 | 3.044 million[1] |
| 2010–11 | 3.234 million[1] |
| 2011–12 | 3.325 million[1] |
| 2012–13 | 3.404 million[1] |
| 2013–14 | 3.474 million[1] |
| 2014–15 | 3.524 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 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 |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
 London transport portal | |
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.
History
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]
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 and another is located on the high street opposite Waitrose.
Platforms 2 and 3 on the "fast" lines are no longer used, and their gravelly surface together with protruding cable ducting 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.
New platform signage was installed in 2009, adhering to the new national standard using the 'Brunel' typeface in white on a navy background.[3]
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.[4]
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 officially opening the Dukes Avenue and Station Avenue entrance for morning and evening peak hours with ticket inspectors, but to be closed at all other times including weekends.[5] In practice the ticket barriers are very often left open and unstaffed and as such the southern entrance is more than often open, outside of the 'closed' times.[citation needed]
Services
The typical off-peak hour service from the station is:
- 6 direct to London Waterloo via Wimbledon
- 2 circuitously to Waterloo via Kingston and Richmond
- 2 to Hampton Court via Surbiton
- 2 to Shepperton via Kingston
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Berrylands or Surbiton | ||
| South West Trains Kingston Loop Line |
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Connections
London Buses routes 213 and K1 serve the station.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 68, 153, 170. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Better Rail Stations—And Independent Review Presented to Lord Adonis, Secretary of State for Transport
- ^ "New ticket gates across the network". South West Trains. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "More furore over New Malden station exit closure". Retrieved 3 May 2014.
External links
- Train times and station information for New Malden railway station from National Rail
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 4
- DfT Category C2 stations
- Railway stations in Kingston upon Thames
- Railway stations opened in 1846
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations served by South West Trains
- New Malden
- 1846 establishments in England