Earlsfield railway station is on the South West Main Line serving Earlsfield in the London Borough of Wandsworth, South London. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3, 5 miles 46 chains (9.0 km) from London Waterloo and situated between Clapham Junction and Wimbledon. It is operated by South Western Railway, as are all the trains serving it.
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| Location | Earlsfield |
| Local authority | London Borough of Wandsworth |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Station code(s) | EAD |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 3 (facing 4 tracks) |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  6.879 million[1] |
| 2019–20 |  6.519 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | 1.784 million[1] |
| 2021–22 | 4.184 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 4.734 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 April 1884 | Opened |
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| Coordinates | 51°26′33″N 0°11′16″W / 51.4424°N 0.1877°W |
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History
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The station was named after a large nearby Victorian residence, Earlsfield, now demolished. This was owned by the Davis family, who also owned the land required for the station, and one of the conditions of sale was that the station would be named after their house.[2]
Opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 April 1884, it became part of the Southern Railway during the grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail.
In 2012 Network Rail undertook a major revamp of the station. The main entrance was reconstructed and lifts were installed for each platform as part of a £5.6 million scheme to improve facilities and accessibility, including the provision of step-free access.[3][4]
In 2014, sliding gates were installed in the security fencing separating platforms 1 and 2 at the station as a safety measure.[5]
Services
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All services at Earlsfield are operated by South Western Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
- 12 tph to London Waterloo
- 2 tph to Chessington South
- 2 tph to Teddington via Kingston, returning to London Waterloo via Richmond
- 2 tph to Hampton Court
- 1 tph to Dorking via Epsom
- 3 tph to Guildford (1 of these runs via Epsom and 2 run via Cobham)
- 2 tph to Woking via Weybridge
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.
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| Clapham Junction | South Western Railway |
Wimbledon | ||
Connections
editLondon Buses Routes 44, 77, 270 and Night Route N44 serve the station.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Gerhold, Dorian (1998), Wandsworth Past, Historical Publications, p. 68, ISBN 0-948667-47-8
- ^ "Major revamp for Earlsfield station revealed". Network Rail. 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Accessible rail travel in south London gets a lift – or rather 15". Network Rail. 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Safety measures set to be installed at Wimbledon and Earlsfield stations to prevent people falling on tracks". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. 18 March 2014.
- ^ Table 152, 155 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- ^ "Earlsfield Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Earlsfield railway station from National Rail
- Earlsfield Community
- Earlsfield Railway Station - Earlsfield Community