Cheam train station
You can reach 24 stations directly from Cheam on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Epsom, with 148 trains a day.
- 24 direct destinations
- 572nd busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free in part
- 119 parking spaces
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Cheam
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom | 148 | 137 | 70 |
| Sutton | 148 | 137 | 70 |
| Ewell East | 114 | 137 | 66 |
| Clapham Junction | 78 | 69 | 69 |
| Carshalton | 78 | 69 | 68 |
| London Victoria | 78 | 69 | 69 |
| Hackbridge | 76 | 69 | 68 |
| Mitcham Junction | 76 | 69 | 68 |
| Mitcham Eastfields | 76 | 69 | 68 |
| Ashtead | 71 | 69 | 62 |
| Balham | 71 | 69 | 69 |
| Dorking | 71 | 69 | 62 |
| Leatherhead | 71 | 69 | 62 |
| Carshalton Beeches | 70 | 68 | 2 |
| London Bridge | 70 | 66 | 0 |
| Norwood Junction | 70 | 66 | 0 |
| West Croydon | 70 | 68 | 2 |
| Waddon | 70 | 68 | 2 |
| Wallington | 70 | 68 | 2 |
| Box Hill & Westhumble | 38 | 36 | 58 |
| Holmwood | 36 | 22 | 0 |
| Horsham | 36 | 22 | 0 |
| Ockley | 36 | 22 | 0 |
| Warnham | 36 | 22 | 0 |
Lines serving Cheam
Cheam is on the Sutton and Mole Valley Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Cheam station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Cheam station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Cheam station is
932,574 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 572nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Cheam and London Victoria than any other pair: 284,932 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
- West Sutton 0.9 miles
- Sutton 1.1 miles
- Belmont 1.1 miles
- Ewell East 1.4 miles
- Stoneleigh 1.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Cheam, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Epsom Town · 2.5 miles
- Mitcham railway station, London · 3.4 miles
- Bandon Halt · 3.6 miles
- Morden Road · 3.8 miles
- Beddington Lane · 3.9 miles
- Merton Park · 4.0 miles
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Facilities at Cheam station
Cheam is staffed full time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:25 to 19:50 · Saturday: 07:50 to 14:25 · Sunday: 08:10 to 15:45
Toilets
Parking at Cheam station
- Station Car Park 119 spaces, 3 accessible
Cycle parking: 38 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 24 August 2026.
Getting to Cheam station
Cheam station is in Sutton, London, and is run by Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern).
The nearest motorway junction is M23 J7 (Hooley), 5.6 miles south-east.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Cheam.
Cheam is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Cheam station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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