Banstead railway station

Banstead

Banstead Location of Banstead in Surrey
Location	Banstead
Local authority	Reigate and Banstead
Managed by	Southern
Station code	BAD
Number of platforms	1
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	93,069[1]
2005–06	96,173[1]
2006–07	96,248[1]
2007–08	105,664[1]
2008–09	115,030[1]
2009–10	108,084[1]
Original company	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
22 May 1865	Opened as Banstead
1 June 1898	Renamed Banstead and Burgh Heath
August 1928	Renamed Banstead
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portal Coordinates: 51°19′45″N 0°12′48″W / 51.3292°N 0.2132°W / 51.3292; -0.2132

Banstead railway station serves the one-time village, now extensive London suburb, of Banstead in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southern, and is on the Epsom Downs line, part of the Sutton & Mole Valley Line services.

Banstead is situated just 100 metres beyond the boundary of Greater London and since January 2006 has been included in Travelcard Zone 6. The station lies some distance to the north-west of the High Street, on the edge of Banstead Downs.

Station buildings

The station in 1961

The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, as part of the Epsom Downs branch line, on 22 May 1865. The branch was originally laid as double track because of the race traffic, and was electrified on 17 June 1928. In the 1940s the station's name was painted in large letters on the roof, in order to help as a navigation tool for pilots coming in to Croydon Airport. Due to the destruction by fire of the Epsom Downs signal box in November 1981, the branch was singled for most of its length in October 1982, and trains stopping at Banstead now use only the Down platform, where there is a shelter, although the Up platform still exists.

Train services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train an hour, to London Victoria, and back again, via Sutton, West Croydon and Norbury. After 7pm these services run via Crystal Palace rather than Norbury. There is no service on Sundays

There is an electronic display showing arrivals and departures. A ticket machine was installed in October 2011 replacing a Permit to Travel machine and there are also 2 Oystercard readers

External links

• Train times and station information for Banstead railway station from National Rail
• Map includes Epsom Down Line
• The Epsom Downs branch website
• Station name on the roof

References

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Belmont		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines Mondays-Saturdays only		Epsom Downs