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Balham station
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Balham is an interchange station located in central Balham in the London Borough of Wandsworth, South London for London Underground and National Rail services.
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Location | Balham |
Local authority | London Borough of Wandsworth |
Managed by | Southern London Underground |
Owner | Network Rail London Underground |
Station code(s) | BAL |
DfT category | C2 |
Number of platforms | 4 (National Rail) 2 (Underground) |
Fare zone | 3 |
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Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (National Rail) City and South London Railway (London Underground) |
Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 December 1856 | first station opened as Balham Hill |
1863 | present station opened (LB&SCR) |
6 December 1926 | Opened (C&SLR) |
14 October 1940 | Closed for repairs (Underground) |
12 January 1941 | Reopened (Underground) |
Listed status | |
Listing grade | II (Underground station) |
Entry number | 1225887[7] |
Added to list | 16 June 1987; 37 years ago (1987-06-16) |
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Coordinates | 51.4432°N 0.1525°W / 51.4432; -0.1525 |
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The station is formed of a range of underground entrances for the Underground's Northern line and a shared entrance with its National Rail station component. The tube can be accessed on each side of the Balham High Road (A24); National Rail on the south side of the road leading east, where the track is on a mixture of light-brick high viaduct and earth embankment, quadruple track and on a brief east–west axis.
On the National Rail network it is 4 miles 52 chains (7.5 km) from London Victoria.
It is in Travelcard Zone 3. The conjoined stations are owned and operated separately with different ticket machines and gatelines.