Balham railway station

You can reach 50 stations directly from Balham on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Clapham Junction, with 345 trains a day.

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Balham is the nearest station for postcodes in SW12. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Balham

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Clapham Junction345306211
London Victoria311271211
Battersea Park236201144
Wandsworth Common183147143
Sutton16914070
West Croydon1541261
Norbury14410874
Streatham Common14410874
Selhurst14410874
Thornton Heath14410874
Streatham Hill12812868
Crystal Palace12712868
Gipsy Hill12712868
West Norwood12712868
Carshalton Beeches97711
Waddon97711
Wallington97711
Cheam726969
Carshalton726968
Epsom726969
Hackbridge726968
Mitcham Junction726968
Mitcham Eastfields726968
Banstead69680
Belmont69680
Epsom Downs69680
Brockley677165
Forest Hill677165
Honor Oak Park677165
London Bridge677165
New Cross Gate677165
Sydenham677165
Ashtead656762
Dorking656762
Leatherhead656762
Norwood Junction60573
Ewell East444165
East Croydon383569
Imperial Wharf34350
Kensington (Olympia)34350

and 10 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Balham is

5,955,232 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 86th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 267,295 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Balham and Clapham Junction than any other pair: 500,878 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Nearest other stations

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Balham, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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More about this station on Wikipedia.