Norbiton railway station
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| Norbiton | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Norbiton | ||
| Local authority | Kingston upon Thames | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | South West Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| National Rail | |||
| Station code | NBT | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
1.250 million * | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 5 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF) | |||
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Norbiton railway station serves Norbiton, a suburb of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in south west London. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains. It is in Travelcard Zone 5.
The station does not lie on the main line to the South Coast, which was instead routed through New Malden and Surbiton. This is because at the time Kingston decided that it did not want a railway station in its town centre[citation needed]. A loop line was added later, branching off the main line just after New Malden, then taking in Norbiton, Kingston, Twickenham and Richmond before returning towards Waterloo station.
The station lies within short walking distance of Kingston Hospital.
The station's claim to fame is that it was used as the filming location from which the title character caught his train each morning (with decreasing punctuality) in the British sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. Reggie's home town in the series was actually called Climthorpe. However, judging by the list of excuses Reggie uses in the series to explain his poor punctuality [1], it is possible that the script-writer, David Nobbs based Climthorpe on a typical commuter station in this area such as Norbiton.
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 6tph (trains per hour) to London Waterloo, of which:
- 2tph to Shepperton
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Norbiton railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Norbiton railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| New Malden | South West Trains | Kingston | ||
| Railway stations of London Central area | Greater London |
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| Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo |
| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
| UK railway stations |
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