Norbiton railway station
Norbiton 
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 Norbiton
Location of Norbiton in Greater London
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| Location | Norbiton |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Station code | NBT |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 2.427 million |
| 2012–13 |
2.514 million |
| 2013–14 |
2.590 million |
| 2014–15 |
2.628 million |
| 2015–16 |
 2.355 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1 January 1869 | Opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°24′45″N 0°17′02″W / 51.4124°N 0.2838°WCoordinates: 51°24′45″N 0°17′02″W / 51.4124°N 0.2838°W |
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Norbiton railway station is in Norbiton, a suburb in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in south west London. It is on the Kingston Loop Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. It is in Travelcard Zone 5 and is a short walk from Kingston Hospital.
It is the most convenient station for Kingsmeadow football ground, home of AFC Wimbledon and Kingstonian.
Coaching interests in Kingston were opposed to having a railway in the town and consequently the London and South Western Railway built its line to Southampton further south through Surbiton. This opposition continued even during the laying of the line from Twickenham although this line did reach a terminus in Kingston in 1863. In 1869 the line was extended through Norbiton to connect to the main line southwest of the present New Malden station.
When Queen Victoria visited distinguished residents in the Coombe Hill area, the royal train stopped at Norbiton, the only station in the area where the platform is at ground level. New Malden and Kingston have many steps. It is the only remaining example of Victorian railway architecture in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
In February and March 2012 a secure, swipe-card accessible cycle park for 50 cycles was built on Platform 1 replacing the previous set of shelters and bike racks
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