- Cheam railway station
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Cheam 
Main building
Cheam
Location of Cheam in Greater LondonLocation Cheam Local authority London Borough of Sutton Managed by Southern Station code CHE Number of platforms 2 Accessible 
[1]Fare zone 5 National Rail annual entry and exit 2004-05 0.661 million[2] 2005-06 0.705 million[2] 2006-07 1.000 million[2] 2007-08 1.247 million[2] 10 May 1847 Opened List of stations Underground · National Rail External links Departures • Layout Facilities • Buses Coordinates: 51°21′22″N 0°12′53″W / 51.356°N 0.2147°W
Cheam railway station serves Cheam in the London Borough of Sutton. It is located on the Sutton & Mole Valley Lines section from Sutton to Epsom with trains to London Victoria and London Bridge both via Mitcham Junction and West Croydon.
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History
In 1844 Cheam was on the planned route for the London to Portsmouth atmospheric railway. The section of line between Croydon and Epsom was part of the London & Croydon Railway company who promoted the Clegg and Samuda atmospheric principle, utilizing a 15 in (380 mm) pipe. This project failed, and Cheam station became part of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 10 May 1847.
The station is almost 16 miles (26 km) from London Bridge station. Over the years Cheam station expanded, and was rebuilt and the rail bed widened in preparation for the installation of AC overhead electric services, which would have included the building of an additional central platform island. Due to the outbreak of the First World War, the full planned expansion was cancelled, and was never completed, although the wide space between the tracks shows where the fast lines had been laid prior their removal in the 1980s when the South Coast services stopped running through Sutton and Epsom. The brick main buildings are on the Down side of the station.
Services
The typical off-peak service pattern is as follows:
- 4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Sutton, two of which call only at Sutton and Clapham Junction, the others also calling at Carshalton, Hackbridge, Mitcham Junction and Balham.
- 1tph to London Victoria via Sutton, West Croydon and Norbury
- 3tph to Epsom
- 2tph to Dorking
- 1tph to Horsham
At peak times, services also run to other destinations including London Bridge and Guildford. After 7pm, services via Norbury are diverted via Crystal Palace.
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Sutton Southern
Sutton & Mole Valley LinesEwell East References
- ^ "Network Map". Southern. http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/network-map/?access=on. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
External links
- Train times and station information for Cheam railway station from National Rail
- Southern E-Group's page with pictures
Categories:- Stations in London fare zone 5
- Railway stations in Sutton
- Transport in Sutton
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1844
- Railway stations served by Southern
- DfT Category D stations
- Railway stations managed by Southern (train operating company)
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