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Chessington North railway station

National Rail station in London, England

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Overview

Chessington North railway station, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South West London, is on the Chessington branch line and is served by South Western Railway. The station serves Hook as well as the northern part of Chessington. It is down the line from ; it is in London fare zone 6.

History

Like all others on the branch, the station is built in the concrete Art Deco style of the 1930s. It was designed by the architect James Robb Scott, and it opened on 28 May 1939. By rail, Chessington North is from London Waterloo.

Services

All services at Chessington North are operated by South Western Railway. The typical service on all days of the week is two trains per hour in each direction between and .

Connections

London Buses route 71 and night route N65 serve the station.

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