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Kingston
KingstonLocation of Kingston in Greater London
Location	Kingston upon Thames
Local authority	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Managed by	South Western Railway
Station code(s)	KNG
DfT category	C1
Number of platforms	3
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	4.650 million
2020–21	1.150 million
2021–22	3.054 million
2022–23	3.644 million
2023–24	4.143 million
Key dates
1 July 1863	Opened (Kingston New)
1 January 1869	Opened (Kingston High Level)
1935	Two stations amalgamated and renamed "Kingston"
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°24′46″N 0°18′04″W / 51.4127°N 0.3012°W / 51.4127; -0.3012
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Kingston railway station is in Kingston upon Thames in south-west London. It is 12 miles 9 chains (19.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1863 as "Kingston Town", to distinguish it from the earlier Kingston station (which became Surbiton) on the South West Main Line. It was then the terminus of the London & South Western Railway branch line from Twickenham. The platforms built when the line was prolonged in 1869 to connect to the South West Main Line were named "Kingston High Level".

The Southern Railway rebuilt and unified the station in 1935. In August 2010 it was refurbished, with the entrance, but not the concourse, moving a few metres to face Wood Street instead of being at the corner formed by Wood Street and Richmond Road, and the independent shop was replaced by a WHSmith and a Costa Coffee shop. (Both now closed)

In common with the 16 hourly off-peak closer commuter services to/from London Waterloo calling at Earlsfield railway station (more during peak) and all intermediate London stations all managed by South Western Railway, trains must stop at every intermediate station. There are no fast services available to mid distance destinations, which gives overcapacity towards the more suburban termini due to the longer journey time and overcrowding during the inner city phase of journeys. This situation can be contrasted to certain other routes to destinations just outside Greater London in certain other directions. However, due to its location on the Kingston Loop Line, passengers can also travel from Kingston to London via Twickenham.

Ticket barriers are in operation.

The station is currently in TfL Fare Zone 6, but there is an ongoing campaign for it to be rezoned to Zone 5.

Station layout

The two northern platforms are on the through tracks while the third, at the south, is a long west-facing bay which has been used for past curtailments of the Shepperton service and allows for reversal of trains coming via Twickenham on Sundays or when there is a closure east of Kingston of either the loop or the main line. Stairs and lifts give access to the platforms.

Services

All services at Kingston are operated by South Western Railway.

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

• 4 tph to London Waterloo via Wimbledon
• 2 tph to Shepperton
• 2 tph to Teddington, returning to London Waterloo via Richmond

On Sundays, the services to and from London Waterloo via Wimbledon are reduced to 2 tph and the services to and from Shepperton and Teddington are reduced to hourly.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Norbiton		South Western Railway Kingston Loop Line		Hampton Wick

Connections

No buses stop at the station entrance, but Cromwell Road and Fairfield bus stations are less than two and five minutes walk away respectively.

References

1. ^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Gilks, J. Spencer (July 1958). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "Railway Development at Kingston-upon-Thames—1". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 104, no. 687. Westminster: Tothill Press Ltd. p. 450.
3. Namely:
   • 4tph to Guildford (2 via Cobham and 2 via Epsom) (ie excluding the fastest Portsmouth service)
   • 2tph to Chessington South
   • 2tph to Dorking
   • 2tph to Hampton Court
   • 2tph to Shepperton
   • 2tph to Woking
   • 2tph to Waterloo on the Kingston Loop
4. "10-car SWT hangs in balance". Modern Railways (London): p. 52. December 2010.
5. e.g. New Southern Railway's Tonbridge, Reigate and East Grinstead services which until leaving London only call at Clapham Junction and at East Croydon.
6. "The sterling is gaining ground as the UK economy recovers". 23 January 2023.
7. Table 149, 152 National Rail timetable, December 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Kingston railway station (England) from National Rail

• Rail transport stations in London fare zone 6
• DfT Category C1 stations
• Railway stations in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
• Former London and South Western Railway stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863
• Railway stations served by South Western Railway