Carshalton Beeches railway station
Carshalton Beeches 
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 Carshalton Beeches
Location of Carshalton Beeches in Greater London
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| Location | Carshalton |
| Local authority | London Borough of Sutton |
| Grid reference | TQ275636 |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | CSB |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 0.849 million |
| 2012–13 |
0.899 million |
| 2013–14 |
0.953 million |
| 2014–15 |
1.021 million |
| 2015–16 |
 0.974 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1906 | Opened as Beeches Halt |
| 1 April 1925 | Renamed Carshalton Beeches |
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| WGS84 | 51°21′26″N 0°10′11″W / 51.3573°N 0.1698°WCoordinates: 51°21′26″N 0°10′11″W / 51.3573°N 0.1698°W |
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Carshalton Beeches railway station is in south Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton in south London. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southern, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station is under a mile from Oaks Park and can be accessed along Woodmansterne Road.
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
This station also has direct train services to and from London Bridge Station, in the mornings (to London Bridge), and evenings (from London Bridge) on weekdays. Outside of these hours passengers must change at Norwood Junction.
There are also direct services to Dorking and Guildford during weekday mornings and evenings.
The railway through Carshalton Beeches opened in 1847 when track was laid between Epsom, Sutton and West Croydon but it was not until 1 October 1906 that a halt named Beeches Halt was opened in the small settlement, at the north end of Beeches Avenue (at the time called Beechnut Tree Walk). That same year a tram service between Sutton and Croydon opened. Beeches Halt was served by steam rail-motors (early multiple units) running between West Croydon and Epsom Downs.
As residential development continued, demand increased and the Sutton to London line was electrified in 1925 using 6600V, 25 Hz AC, Overhead electrification (OLE), replacing passenger steam traction. At that time the halt was upgraded, a new station built, renamed Carshalton Beeches on 1 April 1925 and the road bridge was rebuilt. The OLE was replaced by the Southern standard of 650V DC third rail in 1930.
The station's centenary was celebrated in October 2006 and in September 2010 the station foyer was completely reworked to allow a larger ticket office and for electronic ticket barriers to be put in. These are now operational. Further work was completed in 2012 giving disabled access to the London-bound platform only and also adding an area for the parking of bicycles.
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