New Malden railway station
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| Location | New Malden |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Station code(s) | NEM |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 (2 in use) (facing 4 tracks) |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  3.003 million[1] |
| – interchange |  25,409[1] |
| 2020–21 | 0.770 million[1] |
| – interchange | 8,487[1] |
| 2021–22 | 2.109 million[1] |
| – interchange | 22,601[1] |
| 2022–23 | 2.563 million[1] |
| – interchange | 27,938[1] |
| 2023–24 | 2.883 million[1] |
| – interchange | 32,648[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 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 |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′14″N 0°15′22″W / 51.4039°N 0.256°W |
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New Malden railway station is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South London. It is 9 miles 62 chains (15.7 km) south-west of London Waterloo.
The station is served by South Western Railway, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. It is the starting point of the Beverley Brook Walk, a 11.5 km (7.1 mi) long walking route to the Thames at Barn Elms.[2]
History
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The station was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 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.[3]
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.
Although still theoretically in use, Platforms 2 and 3 on the "fast" lines have been mothballed, and their gravelly surface, weeds and protruding cable ducting poses a trip hazard and makes them unlikely to be used even if a disruption prevents use of the "slow" lines on Platforms 1 and 4.
There are still platform boards at platforms 2 and 3 on the “fast” lines. One of the platform boards still works to this day, but no announcement plays for fast trains.
New platform signage was installed in 2009, adhering to the new national standard using 'Brunel' typeface in white on a navy background.[4]
South West Trains installed automatic ticket gates in the main ticket hall in September 2009, including Oyster card readers allowing use of the Oyster "pay as you go" system.[5]
After local opposition a proposed permanent closure of the southern entrance from Dukes Avenue and Station Avenue, which would have left only the Coombe Road entrance, was amended to opening it only for morning and evening weekday peak hours with ticket inspectors.[6] In practice the ticket barriers are very often left open and unstaffed, and the southern entrance is generally left open and unstaffed.[citation needed]
Services
[edit]All services at New Malden are operated by South Western Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
- 6 tph to London Waterloo via Wimbledon
- 2 tph to Shepperton via Kingston
- 2 tph to Teddington via Kingston, returning to London Waterloo via Richmond
- 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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| Raynes Park | South Western Railway |
Berrylands | ||
| South Western Railway |
Norbiton | |||
Connections
[edit]London Buses routes 213 and K1 serve the station.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "Beverley Brook Walk" (PDF). London Borough of Merton. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 68, 153, 170. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "Better Rail Stations—And Independent Review Presented to Lord Adonis, Secretary of State for Transport" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "New ticket gates across the network". South West Trains. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "More furore over New Malden station exit closure". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ Table 152 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- ^ "Buses from New Malden" (PDF). TfL. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
External links
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- Train times and station information for New Malden railway station from National Rail
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 4
- DfT Category C2 stations
- Railway stations in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations served by South Western Railway
- New Malden
- 1846 establishments in England