Earlsfield railway station

History

The station was named after a large nearby Victorian residence, Earlsfield, now demolished. This was owned by the Davis family, who also owned the land required for the station, and one of the conditions of sale was that the station would be named after their house.{{Citation

Opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 April 1884, it became part of the Southern Railway during the grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail.

In 2012 Network Rail undertook a major revamp of the station. The main entrance was reconstructed and lifts were installed for each platform as part of a £5.6 million scheme to improve facilities and accessibility, including the provision of step-free access.

In 2014, sliding gates were installed in the security fencing separating platforms 1 and 2 at the station as a safety measure.

Services

All services at Earlsfield are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 12 tph to
• 2 tph to
• 2 tph to via , returning to London Waterloo via
• 2 tph to
• 1 tph to via
• 3 tph to (1 of these runs via Epsom and 2 run via Cobham)
• 2 tph to via

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Connections

London Buses Routes 44, 77, 270 and Night Route N44 serve the station.

References

References

1. (20 June 2011). "Major revamp for Earlsfield station revealed". Network Rail.
2. (18 April 2013). "Accessible rail travel in south London gets a lift – or rather 15". Network Rail.
3. (18 March 2014). "Safety measures set to be installed at Wimbledon and Earlsfield stations to prevent people falling on tracks". Sutton & Croydon Guardian.
4. {{NRtimes. December 2023. 152, 155
5. "Earlsfield Station".