Raynes Park | |
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  Raynes Park Location of Raynes Park in Greater London | |
| Location | Raynes Park |
| Local authority | London Borough of Merton |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Station code | RAY |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 (facing 4 tracks) |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  4.002 million[1] |
| – interchange | 0.139 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | 1.049 million[1] |
| – interchange | 34,467[1] |
| 2021–22 |  2.421 million[1] |
| – interchange | 90,070[1] |
| 2022–23 | 2.940 million[1] |
| – interchange | 72,722[1] |
| 2023–24 | 3.287 million[1] |
| – interchange | 93,595[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 30 October 1871 | Opened |
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| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′34″N0°13′48″W / 51.4094°N 0.2299°W /51.4094; -0.2299 |
 London transport portal | |
Raynes Park railway station serves the district ofRaynes Park in theLondon Borough of Merton. It is 8 miles 51 chains (13.9 km) south-west ofLondon Waterloo and is situated betweenWimbledon andNew Malden on theSouth West Main Line. The next station along on theMole Valley branch line isMotspur Park.
The station is served bySouth Western Railway, and is inLondon fare zone 4.It has 4 platforms and 2 of them are accessible with ramps from the station entrance (those being the platforms to London Waterloo)
The railway station atRaynes Park was opened on 30 October 1871 on theLondon & South Western Railway (L&SWR) line that ran from its terminus at London Waterloo to Woking and beyond. The line runseast by north-east in the London direction and has two through lines (for express services) through the middle and platforms to the outsides.
Raynes Park is the junction station where the line to Motspur Park (and on to Chessington South, Dorking or Guildford) branches off from the South West Main Line ultimately to coastal resorts and port cities.
The track to Epsom was to compete with theLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR)'s Mole Valley Lines to Epsom but then use statutory running powers over that line through Ashtead to Leatherhead. From where theLondon and South Western Railway (LSWR)'s second Guildford track headed via Effingham Junction to Guildford, south-west following its line built from the north. From Epsom, the LBSCR laid the southward track via Dorking (then called Dorking North) to Horsham.
One distinct feature of the station is the long footbridge over the four tracks of the main line which is set at an angle because of the offset of the platforms. This stands out as the main line is on a fairly high embankment (allowing local roads and the Epsom line to pass beneath). Passenger access to the station is via subway at street level on either side of the main line.
There was originally a LSWR mechanical signal box at the far south, opposite platforms 1 and 2, but this was demolished and replaced by modern automated signalling equipment many years ago.
Raynes Park goods yard was in and beyond the notch between Platforms 3 and 4, and was accessed from the Epsom lines. It did not push right up into the point of the V. The goods yard is no longer in use and is now occupied by local manufacturing firms.
The station has four platforms on two islands, 1 and 2 on the up lines, and 3 and 4 on the down lines.
There are no platforms for the two central fast tracks on the main line, as none of the services using these tracks stop at Raynes Park.
The Epsom to London line, arriving from the south-west, passes under the four main line tracks to the west of the station and then curves up and right to platform 1. Beyond the platforms it makes a trailing junction onto the up slow line to Waterloo. Opposite platform 2 the down Epsom line branches off the down slow main line to arrive at platform 4, on the left side of a V formed with platform 3. The line then drops away to the south to parallel the up Epsom line after the station. The down slow continues straight ahead on the right hand side of the V to platform 3.
All services at Raynes Park are operated bySouth Western Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Wimbledon | South Western Railway | New Malden | ||
| South Western Railway | Motspur Park | |||
London Buses routes57,131,152,163,200 andK5 and night routeN87 serve the station.
Raynes Park railway station was refurbished between March 2009 and July 2009. The refurbishment programme involved constructing a new entrance, ticket office and gateline, and converting the previous ticket office into a new retail unit. Automatic ticket gates were installed at all of the exits to the station, which allowed the station to accept theOyster "Pay as you go" electronic ticketing system from January 2010.[6][7] Waiting rooms, toilets, and platform areas were also refurbished to improve passenger safety and comfort.
