Belmont railway station (Sutton)

Belmont
Belmont Location of Belmont in Greater London
Location	Belmont
Local authority	London Borough of Sutton
Managed by	Southern
Station code	BLM
DfT category	F1
Number of platforms	1
Accessible	Yes [1]
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11	0.140 million[2]
2011–12	0.148 million[2]
2012–13	0.151 million[2]
2013–14	0.149 million[2]
2014–15	0.152 million[2]
Key dates
1865	Opened
Other information
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External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°20′38″N 0°11′55″W / 51.344°N 0.1986°WCoordinates: 51°20′38″N 0°11′55″W / 51.344°N 0.1986°W
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The station in 1961

Belmont railway station serves the suburb of Belmont in the London Borough of Sutton in south London. The station is located on the Epsom Downs line, part of the Sutton & Mole Valley Line services of the Southern, and is in Travelcard Zone 5.

History

The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, as part of the Epsom Downs branch line, on 22 May 1865. The branch was originally laid as double track because of the race traffic, and was electrified on 17 June 1928. A modern CLASP (pre-fabricated concrete) building was erected in the 1970s (this has since been demolished and cleared away). The branch was singled in 1982 and all trains use the former down platform. The Up platform still exists however.The station itself has a ticket machine,a permit to travel machine,cycle storage huts and a modern type bus shelter for passengers to wait in during rain.

The station was originally named 'California', and was only changed to 'Belmont' in 1875.

The remains of the former Up platform, on the far side of the single track.

Services

As of 2015, the station ranks as the seventh least busy within Greater London, with approximately 152,000 passenger journeys annually. The typical off-peak service from the station is:^[3]

• 1 tph (train per hour) (xx38) to London Victoria, calling at Sutton, Carshalton Beeches, Wallington, Waddon, West Croydon, Selhurst, Thornton Heath, Norbury, Streatham Common, Balham, Wandsworth Common, Clapham Junction and Battersea Park
• 1 tph (xx14) to Epsom Downs

There is no service on Sundays

Connections

London Buses routes S1, S4 and 280 serve the station.

References

1. "Network Map". Southern. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 180 (Network Rail)

External links

• Train times and station information for Belmont railway station (Sutton) from National Rail
• Map of Mole Valley lines
• The Epsom Downs branch website