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{{Short description|National Rail station in London, England}}
{{For|the proposed but unbuilt Wimbledon & Sutton Railway station|Cheam tube station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox London station
| name          = Cheam
| symbol        = rail
| image_name    = Cheam station main building.JPG
| caption       = Main building
| manager       = [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]]
| fare_zone     = 5
| locale        = [[Cheam]]
| borough       = [[London Borough of Sutton]]
| events1       = Opened
| years1        = 10 May 1847
| platforms     = 2
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| railcode      = CHE
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'''Cheam railway station''' serves [[Cheam]] in the [[London Borough of Sutton]]. It is located on the [[Sutton & Mole Valley Lines]] section from [[Sutton railway station (London)|Sutton]] to [[Epsom railway station|Epsom]] with trains to [[London Victoria station|London Victoria]] and [[London Bridge station|London Bridge]] both via [[Mitcham Junction station|Mitcham Junction]] and [[West Croydon station|West Croydon]].

==Location==
Cheam Railway station is located between Cheam Village and South Cheam. This is approximately 200 meters south of Cheam High Street ([[A232 road|A232]]), near its junction with the [[A217 road|A217]]. The railway goes under the A217 (Belmont Rise) at the eastern end of the station.
==History==
In 1844, Cheam was on the planned route for the [[London]] to [[Portsmouth]] [[atmospheric railway]]. The section of line between [[Croydon]] and [[Epsom]] was part of the [[London & Croydon Railway]] company who promoted the Clegg and Samuda atmospheric principle, utilizing a {{convert|15|in|mm|abbr=on}} pipe. This project failed, and Cheam station became part of the [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] on 10 May 1847.
[[File:Cheam railway station geograph-3105164-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|left|View from the A217 bridge in 1986]]
The station is almost 16 miles (26&nbsp;km) from [[London Bridge station]]. Over the years, Cheam station expanded, and was rebuilt and the rail bed widened in preparation for the installation of [[overhead lines|AC overhead electric services]], which would have included the building of an additional central platform island. Due to the outbreak of the [[World War I|First World War]], the full planned expansion was cancelled and was never completed. Nevertheless, the through lines were still in place until 1978 after the Bognor Regis and Portsmouth express services were withdrawn from the Sutton and Dorking route to serve an expanding {{rws|Gatwick Airport}}. The wide space between the tracks still remains and shows where the fast lines had been laid prior their removal. The brick main buildings are on the down side of the station.
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==Services==
All services at Cheam are operated by [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]] using {{brc|377}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2021|180}}</ref>

* 2 tph to {{stn|London Victoria}} via {{stnlnk|Hackbridge}}
* 2 tph to {{stn|London Bridge}} via {{stn|West Croydon}}
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Epsom}}
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Dorking}} of which 1 continues to {{stnlnk|Horsham}}

On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham.

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{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Sutton|London}}|next={{stnlnk|Ewell East}} or {{stnlnk|Epsom}}|route=[[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]]<br/>{{smalldiv|[[Sutton & Mole Valley Lines]]}}|col={{Southern colour}} }}
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==Connections==
[[London Buses]] route [[London Buses route S2|S2]] serves the station.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Cheam railway station}}
{{stn art lnk|CHE|SM38RZ}}
*[http://www.semgonline.com/location/cheam_01.html Southern E-Group]'s page with pictures

{{Transport in London}}
{{TSGN and SE Stations|Mole Valley=y|FCC None=y|SE None=y}}

[[Category:Railway stations in the London Borough of Sutton]]
[[Category:Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway]]