North Sheen railway station

North Sheen National Rail
North Sheen is located in Greater London
North Sheen
North Sheen
Location of North Sheen in Greater London
LocationRichmond
Local authorityRichmond upon Thames
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Station code(s)NSH
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 0.479 million[1]
2019–20Decrease 0.461 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.116 million[1]
2021–22Increase 0.235 million[1]
2022–23Increase 0.270 million[1]
Key dates
1930Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°27′56″N 0°17′11″W / 51.4656°N 0.2865°W / 51.4656; -0.2865
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North Sheen railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in southwest London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station, on the eastern edge of Richmond, is named after the North Sheen area which, in 1965, was absorbed by Kew.[2] It is 9 miles 3 chains (14.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo.

It was opened by the Southern Railway on 6 July 1930.[3] The station and all trains serving it are now operated by South Western Railway.

North Sheen station serves the area between Mortlake and Richmond stations on the South Western Railway main line rail service.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ Blomfield, David (1994). Kew Past. Chichester: Phillimore & Co Ltd. p. 131. ISBN 0-85033-923-5.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1988). Waterloo to Windsor. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-906520-54-1.