Belmont railway station (Sutton)


Belmont railway station serves the village of Belmont in the London Borough of Sutton in south London. The station is located on the Epsom Downs line, part of the Sutton & Mole Valley Line services of the Southern, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is down the line from measured via West Croydon.

History

The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 22 May 1865, as part of the Epsom Downs branch line. The branch was originally laid as double track because of the race traffic, and was electrified on 17 June 1928. A modern CLASP building was erected in the 1970s. The branch was singled in 1982 and all trains use the former down platform. The Up platform still exists however. The station itself has a ticket machine, cycle storage huts and a shelter for passengers to wait in during rain.
The station was originally named 'California', and was changed to 'Belmont' on 1 October 1875.

Services

As of 2016, the station ranks as the tenth least busy within Greater London, with approximately 152,000 passenger journeys annually.
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
Sunday Service:
Belmont, along with all other stations on the line, has experienced a significant upgrade in services in the past few years. Until, May 2018, the station was served by an hourly service each way from Monday to Saturday, with no Sunday service. However, since then, a half hourly service has served the station, 7 days a week.

Connections

routes S1, S3, S4 and 280 serve the station.