Sutton Council approves funding for railway upgrade, Doubling trains between Sutton and Belmont by 2026
Jun
26
2023
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Station Address | Belmont Rail Station , Belmont station, Railway Approach, Brighton Road, Belmont, London |
Postcode | SM2 6BH |
Belmont Rail Station is in London TravelZone: 5
19th Jan 2023 | Sutton Council was granted £14.1 million to add a turnback siding to the south of the station to increase capacity to allow four trains per hour to use the railway - double the two trains per hour the single line track can handle - the upgrade is expected to be ready by May 2026. |
1st Jan 1982 | The railway was reduced to a single track in 1982, and now all trains use the former down platform. |
17th Jun 1928 | The railway was electrified, with the first electric trains calling at the station on 17 June 1928. |
1st Oct 1875 | The station was renamed Belmont on this day. |
22nd May 1865 | The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 22 May 1865, as part of the Epsom Downs branch line - originally called California Station |