Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames, also called Kingston, is a suburban town in Greater London, and is the centre of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Its postcodes are KT1 and KT2. About 45,000 people live in Kingston.

Kingston upon Thames
Clockwise from top: Kingston Market Square; Church Street; Kingston Bridge at night; Shrubsole Memorial water fountain
Kingston upon Thames
Location within Greater London
Population	43,013
OS grid reference	TQ182693
• Charing Cross	10.0 mi (16.1 km) NE
London borough	Kingston
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Postcode district	KT1, KT2
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Kingston and Surbiton Richmond Park
London Assembly	South West
List of places UK England London 51°24′37″N 0°17′58″W

Transport

Road

The A307, A308 and A2043 roads pass through Kingston. The A3 and A309 bypass Kingston.

Rail

Kingston has one main station, Kingston station.^[1] However, there are other stations nearby such as Hampton Wick station^[2] and Norbiton station.^[3]

Bus

Kingston has two bus stations: Fairfield Bus Station^[4] and Cromwell Road Bus Station.^[5] The London Bus routes 57, 65, 71, 85, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 411, 418, 465, 481, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, X26, N65 and N87 go through or end in Kingston.^[6]

London 2012 Olympics

Four cycling events were hosted in Kingston: the men's road race, the women's road race, the men's road time trial and the women's road time trial.

Twinned towns

Kingston is twinned with Delft in the Netherlands, Jaffna in Sri Lanka and Oldenburg in Germany.