Banstead railway station serves the one-time village, now extensive London suburb, of Banstead in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southern, and is on the Epsom Downs line, part of the Sutton & Mole Valley Line services. Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ... Banstead is a town (although it still tends to be called a village) in Surrey, England on the border with Greater London. ... Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey. ... Travelcard Zone 6 is the sixth outward zone of the Transport for London zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Transport for London (TfL) is a government body responsible for the transport system in the City of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ... Banstead is a town (although it still tends to be called a village) in Surrey, England on the border with Greater London. ... Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ... Epsom Downs is a grade-one racecourse near Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom. ... The Sutton & Mole Valley Line is the name given to the commuter services in south London and Surrey operated by the Southern from London (Victoria and London Bridge to Horsham and Epsom Downs. ...

Banstead is situated just 100 metres beyond the boundary of Greater London and since January 2006 has been included in Travelcard Zone 6. The station lies some distance to the north-east of the High Street, on the edge of Banstead Downs. For more coverage on London, visit the London Portal. ... Travelcard Zone 6 is the sixth outward zone of the Transport for London zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...

Station buildings

The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, as part of the Epsom Downs branch line, on 22 May 1865. The branch was originally laid as double track because of the race traffic, and was electrified on 17 June 1928. 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, although the Up platform still exists. The LB&SCRs coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill railway station. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Train services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to London Victoria via Sutton, West Croydon and Norbury, and one train per hour to Epsom Downs. Victoria Station concourse Victoria station is a London Underground and railway station in London, in the City of Westminster. ... Sutton railway station is the main station for Sutton in South London. ... West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for National Rail, Tramlink and London Buses services in south London. ... Norbury railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. ... Epsom Downs railway station is in the Reigate and Banstead council area of Surrey. ...

Recently, an electronic display showing upcoming arrivals has been added to the station, although the train station still has no way to buy tickets.

External links

• Map includes Epsom Down Line
• The Epsom Downs branch website

• Train times and station information for Banstead railway station from National Rail (Station code: BAD)
• Street map and aerial photo of Banstead railway station from Multimap.com