Carshalton | |
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  Carshalton Location of Carshalton in Greater London | |
| Location | Carshalton |
| Local authority | London Borough of Sutton |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | CSH |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  1.464 million[2] |
| 2020–21 |  0.445 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | 0.976 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 1.059 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | 1.074 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1868 | Opened |
| 3 March 1929 | Electrified |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°22′07″N0°09′57″W / 51.3686°N 0.1659°W /51.3686; -0.1659 |
 London transport portal | |
Carshalton railway station is a railway station atCarshalton in theLondon Borough of Sutton inSouth London. It is located between Sutton and Hackbridge.
The station is served bySouthern andThameslink. It is inLondon fare zone 5. From here, one can catch a direct train to as far north asSt Albans inHertfordshire and southwards as far asHorsham inWest Sussex. The shortest journey time from Carshalton toLondon Victoria is 25 minutes.
The station is on the line opened by theLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway betweenPeckham Rye andSutton on 1 October 1868: one of the many suburban lines opened by that company. The original station ofCarshalton was built on the Sutton to West Croydon line in May 1847, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south east and is now known asWallington station.
The line runs along an embankment at this point: the ticket office is on the down side by theunderbridge.
Ticket barriers control access to the platforms, the only entrance to the station is via the ticket office where a book stand is located. Passengers may borrow or swap the books.
Services at Carshalton are operated bySouthern andThameslink usingClass 377 and700EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and Epsom also call at the station, as well as a single return journey between Sutton and London Bridge.
On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Southern | ||||
| Thameslink | ||||
London Buses routes127,157 andS3 serve the station.[4]
