Stoneleigh railway station
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Stoneleigh railway station is a railway station in the Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England, covering the town of Epsom and the village of Ewell. The borough was formed as an urban district in 1894, and was known as Epsom until 1934. It was made a municipal borough in 1937...

 district of Surrey
Surrey
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, England
England
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. The station is served by South West Trains
South West Trains
South West Trains is a British train operating company providing, under franchise, passenger rail services, mostly out of Waterloo station, to the southwest of London in the suburbs and in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, and Wiltshire and on the Isle of Wight...

 and is currently in Travelcard Zone 5
Travelcard Zone 5
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 (because of its proximity to the Greater London
Greater London
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 boundary). Neighbouring stations are Ewell West to the south and Worcester Park to the north. It is located in the residential area of Stoneleigh, Surrey
Stoneleigh, Surrey
Stoneleigh is located in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, with small parts in the north of the suburb in the London Borough of Sutton. Stoneleigh is centred around Stoneleigh railway station and Stoneleigh Broadway. Much of the area was open fields prior to the early 1930s when...

 at .

The station is built in the utilitarian concrete style of the 1930s, and is an island platform with the ticket office in the overbridge opposite the platform entrance. Access to the station is from either side of the line.

During the 1980s-1990s the station won many awards for "Best Station" due to its well kept flower beds set between the platforms.

Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is 4 trains per hour northbound to London Waterloo
Waterloo station
Waterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. The station is owned and operated by Network Rail and is close to the South Bank of the River Thames, and in Travelcard Zone 1....

, 2 trains per hour to Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...

 and 2 trains per hour to Dorking
Dorking
Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...

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