Surbiton ( eng. Surbiton ) is a passenger railway station in the Serbiton area in southwest London , in Kingston upon Thames County [1] [2] .
| Station | |
| Serbiton | |
|---|---|
| London Waterloo - Hampton Court London Waterloo - Woking | |
| National rail | |
 | |
| opening date | 1838 |
| Former names | Kingston , Serbiton and Kingston |
| Number of platforms | four |
| Platform shape | straight |
| Location |  Great Britain , London |
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History
The London and Southampton Railways planned the construction of a line through Kingston, but the Kingston administration objected to the construction and the railway went 2.4 kilometers south of the city. Kingston First Station opened in 1838. [3]
In 1840, the station was moved 0.80 km west of Serbiton . The line to Hampton Court was built in 1849 , and the line to New Guildford in 1885 .
Subsequent renaming of the station was Kingston Junction in late 1852 and Serbiton and Kingston in 1863, when the current Kingston station was opened. The modern name - Serbiton station received in 1867 .
In 1937, the station was completely rebuilt. The building was designed by architect Jam Robb Scott in the Art Deco style [4] .
Ticket offices at the station are open seven days a week.
Incidents and incidents
A major incident occurred on July 4, 1971 , when a freight train went off the rails between platforms 3 and 4. Unaware of what had happened, the driver continued to move, as a result of which 2 cars went off the rails and rammed the platforms. At the same time, an express passed through the station and collided with wagons that had gone off the rails. As a result, there were no casualties [5] .
Gallery
Station at night
Platforms
Train on the way to the station
Platform Station Name
Notes
- ↑ List of stations
- ↑ Information (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Photos of Surbiton
- ↑ Poirot filmed in Serbiton - Amazon
- ↑ Incident in Serbinon