New Malden railway station

LocationNew MaldenLocal authorityRoyal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesManaged bySouth Western RailwayStation codeNEMDfT categoryC2Number of platforms4 (2 in use) (facing 4 tracks)AccessibleYesFare zone4National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 3.158 million^[1]– interchange  24,957^[1]2019–20 3.003 million^[1]– interchange  25,409^[1]2020–21 0.770 million^[1]– interchange  8,487^[1]2021–22 2.109 million^[1]– interchange  22,601^[1]2022–23 2.563 million^[1]– interchange  27,938^[1]Key dates1 December 1846Opened as MaldenMay 1859Renamed New Malden and Coombe1 March 1862Renamed Coombe and MaldenNovember 1912Renamed Malden for Coombe1955Renamed Malden16 September 1957Renamed New MaldenOther informationExternal links

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Coordinates51°24′14″N 0°15′22″W / 51.4039°N 0.256°W / 51.4039; -0.256 London transport portal

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.

The station is served by South Western Railway, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. It is the starting point of the Beverley Brook Walk, a 11.5 km (7.1 mi) long walking route to the Thames at Barn Elms.^[2]

History

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.^[3]

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.

There are still platform boards at platforms 2 and 3 on the “fast” lines. One of the platform boards still works to this day, but no announcement plays for fast trains.

New platform signage was installed in 2009, adhering to the new national standard using 'Brunel' typeface in white on a navy background.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6] In practice the ticket barriers are very often left open and unstaffed, and the southern entrance is generally left open and unstaffed.^{[citation needed]}

Services

All services at New Malden are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[7]

• 6 tph to London Waterloo via Wimbledon
• 2 tph to Shepperton via Kingston
• 2 tph to Teddington via Kingston, returning to London Waterloo via Richmond
• 2 tph to Hampton Court

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Raynes Park		South Western Railway South West Main Line		Berrylands
		South Western Railway Kingston Loop Line		Norbiton

Connections

London Buses routes 213 and K1 serve the station.^[8]

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
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Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

TicketingOtherFormer BR sectors