Ewell East is a railway station in
Ewell
Ewell ( , ) is a suburban area with a village centre in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, approximately south of central London and northeast of Epsom.
In the 2011 Census, the settlement had a population of 34,872, a majority of wh ...
,
Surrey
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. It has two platforms, one for services to
Sutton
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England
In alphabetical order by county:
* Sutton, Bedfordshire
* Sutton, Berkshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Stu-Sz#Su, location
* S ...
,
West Croydon and
London
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, the other for services to
Epsom
Epsom is the principal town of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about south of central London. The town is first recorded as ''Ebesham'' in the 10th century and its name probably derives from that of a Saxon landowner. The ...
. The ticket office and main entrance is on the London-bound side, accessed from Cheam Road. On the Epsom-bound side, there is an additional entrance from a footpath linking the Cheam Road with Reigate Road near the
North East Surrey College of Technology.
It was opened on 10 May 1847 with the
Croydon and Epsom Railway
The Croydon and Epsom Railway was an early railway in southern England running between the two Surrey towns mentioned in its name. The company was formed March 1844 to operate a new line using the atmospheric principle. However, before its line w ...
. This was subsumed into the
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
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. Train service is now provided by
Southern
Southern may refer to:
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* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
* Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US
* Southern Airways Express, M ...
.
Ewell East has been part of
Travelcard Zone 6
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since January 2008.
Services
All services at Ewell East are operated by
Southern
Southern may refer to:
Businesses
* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
* Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US
* Southern Airways Express, M ...
using
EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 1 tph to via
* 2 tph to via
* 2 tph to
* 1 tph to via
On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham.
Gallery
Image:Ewell East stn look south.JPG, Platforms looking south
Image:Ewell East Station 02.JPG, The footbridge and platforms, looking south towards Epsom
Image:Ewell East stn look north.JPG, Platforms looking north
Image:Ewell East stn signage.JPG, Platform signage in Southern colours
See also
*
Ewell West railway station
Ewell West railway station is one of two stations in Ewell (in the Epsom and Ewell district) in Surrey, England. The station is served by South Western Railway. It is down the line from .
From 1905 to 1950 there was a connection to the Horton ...
References
External links
{{Transport in Surrey
Transport in Epsom and Ewell
Railway stations in Surrey
Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847
Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
1847 establishments in England