Balham railway station

You can reach 50 stations directly from Balham on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Clapham Junction, with 347 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 Junction347306211
London Victoria313271211
Battersea Park238201144
Wandsworth Common184147142
Sutton171140129
West Croydon15512660
Norbury14510874
Streatham Common14510874
Selhurst14510874
Thornton Heath14510874
Streatham Hill12812868
Crystal Palace12712868
Gipsy Hill12712868
West Norwood12712868
Carshalton Beeches987160
Waddon987160
Wallington987160
Cheam736969
Carshalton736968
Epsom736969
Hackbridge736968
Mitcham Junction736968
Mitcham Eastfields736968
Ashtead726762
Dorking726762
Leatherhead726762
Banstead696856
Belmont696856
Epsom Downs696856
Brockley677165
Forest Hill677165
Honor Oak Park677165
London Bridge677165
New Cross Gate677165
Sydenham677165
Norwood Junction60573
Ewell East454165
Box Hill & Westhumble383558
East Croydon383510
Holmwood35220

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.

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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.