Kingston (London) railway station
Kingston 
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Location of Kingston in Greater London
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| Location | Kingston upon Thames |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Station code | KNG |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 5.618 million |
| 2012–13 |
5.865 million |
| 2013–14 |
5.987 million |
| 2014–15 |
6.187 million |
| 2015–16 |
 5.616 million |
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| 1 July 1863 | Opened (Kingston New) |
| 1 January 1869 | Opened (Kingston High Level) |
| 1935 | Two stations amalgamated and renamed "Kingston" |
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| WGS84 | 51°24′46″N 0°18′04″W / 51.4127°N 0.3012°WCoordinates: 51°24′46″N 0°18′04″W / 51.4127°N 0.3012°W |
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Kingston railway station is in Kingston upon Thames in South West London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.
The station opened on 1 July 1863 as "Kingston Town", to distinguish it from the earlier Kingston station (which became Surbiton) on the South West Main Line. It was then the terminus of the London & South Western Railway branch line from Twickenham. The platforms built when the line was prolonged in 1869 to connect to the South West Main Line were named "Kingston High Level".
The Southern Railway rebuilt and unified the station in 1935. In August 2010 it was refurbished, with the entrance, but not the concourse, moving a few metres to face Wood Street instead of being at the corner formed by Wood Street and Richmond Road, and the independent shop was replaced by a WHSmith and a Costa Coffee shop.
In common with the 16 hourly off-peak closer commuter services to/from London Waterloo calling at Earlsfield railway station (more during peak) and all intermediate London stations all managed by South West Trains, trains must stop at every intermediate station. There are no fast services available to mid distance destinations, which gives overcapacity towards the more suburban termini due to the longer journey time and overcrowding during the inner city phase of journeys. This situation can be contrasted to certain other routes to destinations just outside Greater London in certain other directions. However, due to its location on the Kingston Loop Line, passengers can also travel from Kingston to London via Twickenham.
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