New Malden railway station

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.

New Malden
New Malden Location of New Malden in Greater London
Location	New Malden
Local authority	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Managed by	South Western Railway
Station code	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
2015–16	3.013 million[1]
2016–17	2.981 million[1]
– interchange	30,397[1]
2017–18	2.968 million[1]
– interchange	25,327[1]
2018–19	3.158 million[1]
– interchange	24,957[1]
2019–20	3.003 million[1]
– interchange	25,409[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	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4039°N 0.256°W
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The station is served by South Western Railway, and is in Travelcard Zone 4.

History

A 1912 Railway Clearing House map showing (right) lines around New Malden railway station (shown here as COMBE & MALDEN)

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.[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.

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.

New platform signage was installed in 2009, adhering to the new national standard using 'Brunel' typeface in white on a navy background.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] In practice the ticket barriers are very often left open and unstaffed, and the southern entrance is generally left open and unstaffed.

Services

South Western Railway operate northbound services to London Waterloo and southbound services to Richmond, Hampton Court and Shepperton.

Connections

London Buses routes 213 and K1 serve the station.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 68, 153, 170. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. "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.
4. "New ticket gates across the network". South West Trains. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
5. "More furore over New Malden station exit closure". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

External links

• Train times and station information for New Malden railway station from National Rail