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Balham tube station

Balham National Rail London Underground
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Balham station exterior
Balham is located in Greater London
Balham
Balham
Location of Balham in Greater London
Location Balham
Local authority London Borough of Wandsworth
Managed by Southern
London Underground
Owner Network Rail
London Underground
Station code BAL
DfT category C2
Number of platforms 4 (National Rail)
2 (Underground)
Fare zone 3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012 Increase 11.90 million
2013 Increase 12.05 million
2014 Increase 13.47 million
2015 Increase 14.18 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12 Increase 6.464 million
– interchange  Increase 0.384 million
2012–13 Increase 6.785 million
– interchange  Decrease 0.360 million
2013–14 Increase 6.916 million
– interchange  Decrease 0.353 million
2014–15 Increase 7.644 million
– interchange  Increase 0.372 million
2015–16 Increase 10.115 million
– interchange  Increase 0.451 million
Railway companies
Original company London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (National Rail)
City and South London Railway (London Underground)
Pre-grouping London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Key dates
1856 first station opened as Balham Hill
1863 present station opened (LB&SCR)
1926 Opened (C&SLR)
1940 Closed for repairs (Underground)
1941 Reopened (Underground)
Listed status
Listing grade II (Underground station)
Entry number 1225887
Added to list 16 June 1987
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
WGS84 51°26′33″N 0°09′07″W / 51.4426°N 0.152°W / 51.4426; -0.152Coordinates: 51°26′33″N 0°09′07″W / 51.4426°N 0.152°W / 51.4426; -0.152
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Balham is an interchange station consisting of adjacent London Underground and National Rail stations in Balham in the London Borough of Wandsworth, south London, England. The station is at the junction of Balham High Road (A24), Chestnut Grove and Balham Station Road. It is in Travelcard Zone 3. The two stations are connected, though owned and operated separately with separate ticket-issuing facilities and gatelines.


The National Rail station is on the Brighton Main Line, four stops from London Victoria. Although on a north-south route, the tracks pass through Balham on an approximately east-west axis, with Victoria towards the west. The station is managed by Southern. The platforms are on an embankment between bridges over Balham High Road and Bedford Hill. Access to the platforms is via an underpass beneath them. There are four tracks and four platforms, although platforms 3 and 4 are used only in emergencies. The station is between Wandsworth Common and either Streatham Hill, Streatham Common or Mitcham Eastfields.

The West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway opened a station named Balham Hill on 1 December 1856, at which time the line ran between Crystal Palace and Wandsworth Common. From the outset the line was worked by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, which purchased the line in 1859 after it had been extended to Pimlico.


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