Belmont railway station (Sutton)

Belmont railway station serves the village of Belmont in the London Borough of Sutton in south London. The station is located on the Epsom Downs line and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is 16 miles 1 chain (25.77 km) down the line from London Bridge measured via West Croydon.[3]

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
2015–16	0.159 million[2]
2016–17	0.137 million[2]
2017–18	0.128 million[2]
2018–19	0.157 million[2]
2019–20	0.180 million[2]
Key dates
22 May 1865	Opened as California
1 October 1875	Renamed Belmont
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.344°N 0.1986°W
London transport portal

The station in 1961

History

The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 22 May 1865,[4] as part of the Epsom Downs branch line. 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, cycle storage huts and a shelter for passengers to wait in during rain.

The station was originally named 'California', and was changed to 'Belmont' on 1 October 1875.[4]

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

Services

As of 2016, the station ranks as the tenth least busy within Greater London, with approximately 152,000 passenger journeys annually. The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) from the station is:[5]

• 2 tph (train per hour) to London Victoria
• 2 tph to Epsom Downs

Sunday Service:

• 2 tph to London Victoria
• 2 tph to Epsom Downs

Belmont, along with all other stations on the line, has experienced a significant upgrade in services in the past few years. Until, May 2018, the station was served by an hourly service each way from Monday to Saturday, with no Sunday service. However, since then, a half hourly service has served the station, 7 days a week. The station can accommodate 8 coaches.

Connections

London Buses routes S1, S3, 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. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 22. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 51, 32. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
5. https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/timetabling/electronic-national-rail-timetable/ (Timetable No. 172, May 2018)

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