Chessington North railway station, in the

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in South West London, is on the

Chessington branch line The Chessington branch line is a short National Rail railway line in England, mostly in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, from Motspur Park to Chessington South. History The branch was intended as a secondary main line to relieve c ...

and is served by

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. The station serves

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as well as the northern part of Chessington. It is down the line from ; it is in

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History

Like all others on the branch, the

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is built in the concrete Art Deco style of the 1930s. It was designed by the architect

James Robb Scott James Robb Scott (11 February 1882 – 1965) was a Scottish architect who became the Chief Architect of the Southern Railway. He was born on 11 February 1882 in the Gorbals, Glasgow, the son of Andrew Robb Scott (architect) and Mary Fletcher. ...

, and it opened on 28 May 1939. By rail, Chessington North is from London Waterloo.

Services

All services at Chessington North are operated by

. The typical service on all days of the week is two trains per hour in each direction between and .

Connections

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route 71 and night route N65 serve the station.

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