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 Chessington South 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Chessington South had 275,306 entries and exits, making it the 1,066th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1066/2575
It ranked 608th busiest (out of 997), with 481 scheduled services per week.
608/997
That's a daily average of 754.26 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 11.01 passengers per service, giving it the 876th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
876/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 118,364
Reduced price entries & exits: 109,540
Season ticket entries & exits: 47,402
Total entries & exits: 275,306
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +39,418 : 16.71%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Single204741
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +84,154 (+44.02%)

Reasons for change:
2006-07 TfL Travelcard
2015-16 London Stations Methodology Change
2017-18 Waterloo blockade in August 2017
2018-19 Waterloo blockade in August 2017

Location Details

Location: Chessington South
CRS: CSS / NLC: 5554 / TIPLOC(S): CHSSS
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 517912 163335
Constituency: Kingston and Surbiton
Local Authority: Kingston upon Thames
NR Region: London
ELR: MPC 13m 73ch
This station is part of the London Travelcard Area

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Chessington South during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (41,111 journeys)
•Wimbledon (18,579 journeys)
•Vauxhall (16,204 journeys)
•Clapham Junction (6,274 journeys)
•Raynes Park (4,579 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Chessington South's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Chessington North0.60