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Banstead railway station

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Banstead National Rail
Station building at road level in 2026
Map Interactive map of Banstead
General information
LocationBanstead
Local authorityBorough of Reigate and Banstead
Managed bySouthern
Station codeBAD
DfT categoryF1
Number of platforms1
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2020–21Decrease 42,692[1]
2021–22Increase 94,576[1]
2022–23Increase 0.115 million[1]
2023–24Increase 0.139 million[1]
2024–25Increase 0.149 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
22 May 1865Opened as Banstead
1 June 1898Renamed Banstead and Burgh Heath
August 1928Renamed Banstead
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°19′45.1″N 0°12′47.5″W / 51.329194°N 0.213194°W / 51.329194; -0.213194

Banstead railway station serves the village of Banstead in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey. It is managed by Southern, which operates all passenger services. Banstead station is on the Epsom Downs branch line between Belmont and Epsom Downs, 17 miles 40 chains (17.50 miles, 28.16 km) down the line from London Bridge, measured via West Croydon.[2]

Housing and gardens in Banstead in this area border Greater London 500m away to the north. Accordingly, since January 2006, the station has been included in London fare zone 6. The station lies some distance to the north-west of the High Street on the edge of Banstead Downs.

Station buildings

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The station in 1961

The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 22 May 1865 as part of the Epsom Downs branch line. The branch was originally laid as double track to accommodate Epsom Downs horse race traffic and was electrified on 17 June 1928. In the 1920s, the station's name was painted in large letters on the roof as a navigation tool for pilots coming into Croydon Airport.[3] Due to the destruction by fire of the Epsom Downs signal box in November 1981, the branch was singled for most of its length in October 1982 and trains stopping at Banstead now use only the down platform where there is a shelter. The up track and platform have been removed.[citation needed]

Services

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All services at Banstead are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

Before May 2018, the station was served by an hourly service on weekdays and Saturdays only, with no Sunday service. In May 2018, a half-hourly service was introduced on all days of the week.

There is an electronic display showing arrivals and departures. A ticket machine was installed in October 2011 replacing a Permit to Travel machine and there are also two Oystercard readers.[citation needed]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Table 1415: Time series of passenger entries, exits and interchanges by station, Great Britain, annual data, April 1997 to March 2025" (ODS). Office of Rail Regulation. 4 December 2025. Archived from the original on 9 March 2026. Note: Methodology may vary year-on-year.
  2. ↑ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 22. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
  3. ↑ Learmouth, Bob; Nash, Joanna (1977). Cluett, Douglas (ed.). The First Croydon Airport 1915-1928. Sutton: Sutton Libraries & Arts Services. p. 65. ISBN 0-950-3224-3-1.
  4. ↑ Table 172 National Rail timetable, May 2022
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