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Carshalton National Rail
Carshalton Station.jpg
The exterior of Carshalton station
Carshalton is located in Greater London
Carshalton
Carshalton
Location of Carshalton in Greater London
Location Sutton
Local authority London Borough of Sutton
Managed by GTR Southern
Owner Network rail
Transport for London
Station code CSH
Number of platforms 2
Accessible Yes
Fare zone 5
Key dates
1st October 1868 Carshalton Station opened
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  • Departures
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  • Facilities
  • Buses

On 1st October 1868, Carshalton station opened. The two main trains that run in this station is Southern and Thameslink. This station is in fare zone 5.

Platforms

There are two station in this station. Platform 1 is for trains towards Central London and Bedfordshire. This includes trains towards Victoria station, St Albans and Luton. Platform 2 is for southbound trains. This includes trains to Sutton (Surrey) and Epsom.

Frequency

This list shows the frequency of trains on typical off-peak hours.

Up (northbound)

Down (southbound)

Buses

London buses routes 127, 157 and S3 operate at this station.

Departures

This table shows the departures from this station with the calling points and the time that is taken to get to the end of the line.

Train Towards Calling Points Approximate Journey Time
Southern (train operating company) Victoria Station Hackbridge, Mitcham Junction, Mitcham Eastfields, Balham station, Clapham Junction railway station 29 minutes
Thameslink Sutton (Surrey) Terminus 3 minutes
Thameslink Luton Hackbridge, Mitcham Junction, Mitcham Eastfields, Streatham, Tulse Hill, Herne Hill railway station, Loughborough Junction, Elephant and Castle, Blackfriars station, City Thameslink, Farringdon station, St Pancras station, Kentish Town, West Hampstead Thameslink, Cricklewood, Hendon, Mill Hill Broadway, Elstree & Borehamwood, Radlett, St Albans, Harpenden, Luton Airport 1 hour 30 minutes
Thameslink St Albans Hackbridge, Mitcham Junction, Mitcham Eastfields, Tulse Hill, Herne Hill railway station, Loughborough Junction, Elephant and Castle, Blackfriars station, City Thameslink, Farringdon station, St Pancras station, Kentish Town, West Hampstead Thameslink, Cricklewood, Hendon, Mill Hill Broadway, Elstree & Borehamwood, Radlett 1 hour 16 minutes
Southern (train operating company) Epsom Sutton (Surrey), Cheam, Ewell East 14 minutes

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