Kingswood railway station

Kingswood railway station is in the county of Surrey. It is a late-Victorian station on the Tattenham Corner Line. Train services and the station are operated by Southern.

The station has a building on the Up side only (platform 1), with just a metal shelter on the Down side (platform 2). Part of the building is still used by Southern, with a large waiting area and ticket office on the ground floor, though this is only open during weekday morning peak travel. The upper floors and part of the ground floor are used as offices, the Tudor Business Centre. There is a small forecourt available for car parking on both sides of the station, cyclists are provided with a small shelter. The two platforms are connected by a concrete over bridge.

There is a self-serve ticket machine located on each platform and Oyster smart card readers are installed at the entrance/exits on both sides of the station.

History
Kingswood station originally opened in 1897 as Kingswood and Burgh Heath. It was the original terminus of the single-track Tattenham Corner Line before it was extended to Walton-on-the-Hill in 1900 (now Tadworth) and Tattenham Corner a year later. It was also the first and only station on the line before Chipstead and Banstead Downs (now Chipstead) was built in 1899.

An open air terrace was once provided on top of the station's platform canopy for afternoon tea. However, this only lasted until 1920 as the steam and soot from the trains beneath rendered it unprofitable.

Services
Typical off-peak train service per hour: During the evening the service is typically:
 * two to London Bridge via East Croydon
 * one to Purley
 * three to Tattenham Corner
 * two to London Victoria via Selhurst
 * two to Tattenham Corner

Trains are typically formed of Class 455 and Class 456 EMUs, with a few services featuring Class 377 Electrostars. During the slam door period SUBs and EPBs were the mainstay of the service.