Network Rail is warning passengers that Berrylands station will be closed between Monday, 11 May and the end of September, as part of a wider £6 million upgrade programme.
During these upgrades, South Western Railway services will not call at the station while Network Rail engineers replace both platforms and deliver safety enhancements.
A rail replacement bus service will run every 30 minutes between New Malden and Surbiton during the closure. The ticket office, car park and toilets will also be closed.
Replacement buses towards New Malden will depart from Stop B and those towards Surbiton from Stop A on Surbiton Hill Park, a short walk from the station.
Travellers heading to London should use New Malden, while those towards Woking should use Surbiton.
The station sits on a five-metre embankment, and its two platforms are partly constructed from timber. They will be replaced with new glass-reinforced plastic platforms designed to extend the station’s life for decades.
Passengers will also see improved lighting, CCTV, Customer Information Screens, and help points, with modernised facilities once work is complete.
Nearby residents and businesses may experience intermittent footway restrictions on Lower Marsh Lane, parking suspensions on Chiltern Drive and occasional temporary road closures for construction access.
Network Rail and South Western Railway are working with stakeholders to minimise disruption and provide advance notice.
Preparatory works, including vegetation clearance, utility diversions and ecological mitigation to protect native wildlife, are already underway.
The main construction phase will include site set-up, demolition, piling and modular platform installation. Final snagging and site demobilisation will take place after the station has reopened.
“When Berrylands station reopens later this year, passengers will benefit from a brighter, more welcoming station with modern platforms, improved lighting, CCTV and better customer information.
“We know closing the station for several months will be inconvenient, but this £6 million investment will provide our passengers with a much better experience when travelling with us. We’re grateful to the local community for their patience while we carry out these important upgrades.”
George Murrell, Wessex Route Renewals Director.
Responses
A bit of Southern Region green wouldn’t go amiss whilst they’re doing the ‘improvement’ works and some decent solid material shelters with a couple of Southern Region green double lozenge station signs would all make this little halt a lot brighter. The cg image looks rather bland and depressing.