Berrylands railway station is a National Rail station in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. It is 10 miles 78 chains (17.7 km) south-west of London Waterloo and is situated between New Malden and Surbiton.

Berrylands
Berrylands Location of Berrylands in Greater London
Location	Berrylands
Local authority	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Managed by	South Western Railway
Station code	BRS
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2 (facing 4 tracks)
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	0.375 million[1]
2017–18	0.383 million[1]
2018–19	0.401 million[1]
2019–20	0.374 million[1]
2020–21	88,366[1]
Key dates
16 October 1933	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.3988°N 0.2803°W / 51.3988; -0.2803
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Location

Berrylands, operated by South Western Railway, is on the South West Main Line. Normally only Hampton Court Branch trains serve it, but in service disruptions Guildford via Cobham trains make special stops at Berrylands, New Malden. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.

The station is on the elevated section of the main line, where it crosses both Norbiton Common and the Hogsmill River, a tributary of the River Thames.

Construction

It was opened on 16 October 1933 to serve large housing developments, which gave the station its name. 90% of the cost of the station was financed by the local developers to enhance the attractiveness of the new estate to commuters.

A modern ground level station (1969) is connected by stairs to the platforms, which are on the outer tracks of the four-track main line. Berrylands is one of the few stations around the London area still constructed with wooden platforms.[2]

Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 2 tph (trains per hour) (xx04/xx34) to London Waterloo, calling at New Malden, Raynes Park, Wimbledon, Earlsfield, Clapham Junction and Vauxhall
• 2 tph (xx00/xx30) to Hampton Court, calling at Surbiton and Thames Ditton

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
New Malden		South Western Railway Hampton Court Branch		Surbiton
Future development
Preceding station	Crossrail			Following station
Surbiton towards Hampton Court		Crossrail 2		New Malden towards New Southgate or Broxbourne

Places of Interest

Berrylands is home to the Raeburn Open Space ( known locally as the Berrylands Nature Reserve).

History

From the start of services at the station until June 1967, there was one fast rush hour service to Waterloo at 8:07 a.m. This train was the 7:30 a.m from Guildford via Cobham. It called at Surbiton at 8:04 then New Malden at 8:10. At Raynes Park it switched to the fast line and called at Wimbledon at 8:14, then nonstop to Waterloo arriving at 8:25 at platform 13. The headcode was 42 and it was composed of 4SUB or EPB stock.

Typically, it crawled through Raynes Park waiting for a signal to clear following an overtaking steam train on the fast line. Very occasionally it was forced to stop at Raynes Park, which with the slam door train stock required it to stop there formally and take on passengers who were only too happy to take advantage of a rare fast service destined for the main line.

Connections

London Buses route K2 and school route 665 serve the station.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berrylands railway station.

• Train times and station information for Berrylands railway station from National Rail