North Sheen railway station

North Sheen National Rail
North Sheen
Location of North Sheen in Greater London
Location Richmond, London
Local authority Richmond upon Thames
Managed by South West Trains
Station code NSH
DfT category E
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09 Decrease 0.325 million[1]
2009–10 Increase 0.333 million[1]
2010–11 Increase 0.366 million[1]
2011–12 Increase 0.392 million[1]
2012–13 Increase 0.416 million[1]
2013–14 Increase 0.441 million[1]
Key dates
1930 Opened
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WGS84 51°27′56″N 0°17′11″W / 51.4656°N 0.2865°W / 51.4656; -0.2865Coordinates: 51°27′56″N 0°17′11″W / 51.4656°N 0.2865°W / 51.4656; -0.2865
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North Sheen railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station, on the eastern edge of Richmond, is named after the North Sheen area which, in 1965, was absorbed by Kew.[2] It was opened by the Southern Railway on 6 July 1930.[3] The station and all trains serving it are now operated by South West Trains.

North Sheen station serves the area between Mortlake and Richmond stations on the South West Trains main line rail service.

Footbridge

North Sheen station is just off Manor Road, where there is a level crossing. Originally, the railway was planned to run through a narrow cutting, allowing Green Lane (as Manor Road was then called) to be carried over the railway by a road bridge.[4]

The station had a footbridge allowing access to the island platforms from both sides of the level crossing, but now only the northern half of that bridge remains. A new bridge, on the opposite side of the level crossing to the station, was opened in October 2013,[5] after members of the public had been invited to submit designs.[6] When the level crossing is closed, passengers wishing to gain access to the platforms from the south side of Manor Road have to use both the new bridge and the existing one.

Access

The station is not wheelchair-accessible, nor is the footbridge.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Mortlake   South West Trains
Waterloo to Reading line 		  Richmond

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ↑ Blomfield, David (1994). Kew Past. Chichester: Phillimore & Co Ltd. p. 131. ISBN 0-85033-923-5.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1988). Waterloo to Windsor. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-906520-54-1.
  4. ↑ Freeman, Leslie (June 1996). "The Coming of the Railway" (PDF). Barnes and Mortlake History Society. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "New footbridge opened in North Sheen" (Press release). South West Trains. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Fleming, Christine (2 March 2011). "North Sheen railway bridge design competition launched". Richmond Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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