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Kingston railway station is in 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 6. ==History== The station opened on 1 July 1863 as "Kingston Town", to distinguish it from the earlier Kingston station (which became ) on the South West Main Line. It was then the terminus of the London & South Western Railway branch line from . The platforms built when the line was prolonged in 1869 to connect to the South West Main Line were named "Kingston High Level". The Southern Railway rebuilt and unified the station in 1935. In August 2010 it was refurbished, with the entrance, but not the concourse, moving a few metres to face Wood Street instead of being at the corner formed by Wood Street and Richmond Road, and the independent shop was replaced by a WHSmith and a Costa Coffee shop. In common with the 16 hourly off-peak closer commuter services to/from London Waterloo calling at Earlsfield railway station (more during peak) and all intermediate London stations all managed by South West Trains,〔Namely: *4tph to Guildford (2 via Cobham and 2 via Epsom) (ie excluding the fastest Portsmouth service) *2tph to Chessington South *2tph to *2tph to Hampton Court *2tph to Shepperton *2tph to *2tph to Waterloo on thh Kingston Loop 〕 trains must stop at every intermediate station. There are no fast services available to mid distance destinations, which gives overcapacity towards the more suburban termini due to the longer journey time and overcrowding during the inner city phase of journeys.〔"10-car SWT hangs in balance". Modern Railways (London): p. 52. December 2010.〕 This situation can be contrasted to certain other routes to destinations just outside of Greater London in certain other directions.〔e.g. New Southern Railway's Tonbridge, Reigate and East Grinstead services which until leaving London only call at Clapham Junction and at East Croydon.〕 However, due to its location on the Kingston Loop Line, passengers can also travel from Kingston to London via Twickenham. Ticket barriers are in operation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kingston (London) railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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