Balham Train Station

Address

Balham station
Balham Station Road
Balham
SW12 9SG

Station staff availability

Station staff availability
Mon - Sun	04:50-01:00

For full accessibility information at Balham, view our accessibility info below.

Ticket office availability

Ticket office availability
Mon - Fri:	06:10-21:30
Sat:	06:10-21:30
Sun:	07:10-20:45

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Station details

Accessibility

Station Accessibility
Accessible Booking Office Counter	Yes
Induction Loop	Yes
Wheelchairs Available	Yes
Ramp For Train Access	Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines	Yes	All Southern ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts. Ticket machines are of an accessible design, however their location and the station itself may not be. Please check the station map or the 'step free access' section before making your way to the station.
Accessible Toilets	Yes
Step Free Access	No	This is a Category B3 station: This is a Category B3 station: Step-free access to platforms 1 (to Croydon/Sutton/London Bridge) and platform 2 (to Victoria) via lift. During times of engineering work, trains may stop on platforms 3 and 4 which do not have step free access. The Assistance Meeting Point is by the Station Road entrance ticket barriers.
Impaired Mobility Set Down	No

Getting to and from the station
Accessible Taxis	No

Staff help
Staff Help Available	Yes	Mon - Sun: 4:50 AM to 1:00 AM
Assisted Travel	Yes	Staff are available at this station from the first to last trains of the day, for providing assistance getting on and off the train and assisting around the station and platforms. Assistance can be provided unbooked (turn up and go) or pre booked up to two hours before departure by contacting Assisted Travel. Whether you pre book assistance or travel unbooked, please contact a member of staff on arrival. We recommend arriving 20 minutes prior to your train departing. This is to allow us to make sure arrangements are in place at your destination, or interchange, station such as the availability of staff and lifts. If there is insufficient time to check these arrangements, we may assist you onto the next available train. For further information on assisted travel please see: Accessibility at the station - Southern.
Helpline Contact	Yes	For help with planning your journey, or to book assistance, please contact our assisted travel helpline on: Phone - 0800 138 1016 Textphone - 0800 138 1018
Helpline Opening Hours	Yes	Mon - Sun: 24 Hours
Accessible Public Telephones	No

Station facilities

Seated Area	Yes
Passenger Information Systems	Yes	Passenger Information Systems Note: Departure Screens, Announcements,
Station Buffet	Yes
Toilets	Yes	Located on Platform 1 and 2.
CCTV	Yes
Atm Machine	No
Baby Change	No
Shops	No
Telephones	No
Waiting Room	No	Unheated waiting shelters are available on the platforms.

Ticket buying & collection

Ticket office availability
Ticket Machine	Yes

Smartcards
Smartcard Issued	Yes
Smartcard Validator	Yes
Travelcard		Zone 3
Smartcard Topup	No

Oyster Pay as you go Information
Oyster Validator	Yes
Oyster Comments		Oyster top-up is only available from the self-service ticket machine. Oyster Cards cannot be purchased at this station.
Oyster Topup	Yes
Prepurchase Collection	Yes
Penalty Fares		Applicable Operators: Southeastern
Oyster Pre Pay	No

Passenger services

Lost Property Contact Available	Yes	Website: https://www.southernrailway.com/lostproperty
Ticket Gate	Yes
Customer Help Points	Yes	The assistance meeting point is on the Station Road entrance, by the ticket barriers.

Car parking

Car parking	No

Cycling

Bicycle Storage
Cycle Storage Availability	Yes	Sheltered: No Spaces: 14 Type: Stands Location: Located by the side entrance. Cycles are left at owners risk. Abandoned cycles may be removed.
Cycle Storage CCTV	Yes

Bicycle Storage

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Sheltered: No
Spaces: 14
Type: Stands
Location:

Located by the side entrance.

Cycles are left at owners risk. Abandoned cycles may be removed.

Cycle Storage CCTV

Yes

Other transport

Location for Rail Replacement Services	Yes	Please click the link for details regarding the rail replacement bus location.
Taxi Rank	Yes	Taxi rank is available at the front of the station.
Bus Service	Yes	Information to plan your onward journey is available in the “Onward Travel Information Map” within the map section below.
Tube, Overground and Tram links	No

General information

Station Operator	SN
Station Code	BAL
Staffing Level	Full Time

Live departures & arrivals for Balham

Departures

Arrivals

Live departures for Balham
Due	Destination	Platform	Expected	Usual Seat AvailabilityUsual seat availability
10:04	London Bridge via Crystal Palace Platform 1	1	On time
10:08	London Victoria Platform 2	2	On time
10:11	London Victoria Platform 2	2	10:13 2 mins late
10:15	Epsom Downs via Norbury Platform 1	1	On time
10:22	Dorking via Sutton & Epsom Platform 3	3	On time
10:25	London Victoria Platform 2	2	10:30 5 mins late
10:34	London Bridge via Crystal Palace Platform 1	1	On time
10:34	London Victoria Platform 2	2	On time	n/a
10:41	London Victoria Platform 2	2	On time
10:45	Epsom Downs via Norbury Platform 1	1	On time

Live arrivals at Balham
Due	Destination	Platform	Expected	Usual Seat AvailabilityUsual seat availability
10:04	London Victoria Platform 1	1	On time
10:07	Dorking Platform 2	2	On time
10:11	London Bridge Platform 2	2	10:12 1 min late
10:15	London Victoria Platform 1	1	On time
10:22	London Victoria Platform 3	3	On time
10:24	Epsom Downs Platform 2	2	10:29 5 mins late
10:33	Dorking Platform 2	2	On time	n/a
10:34	London Victoria Platform 1	1	On time
10:41	London Bridge Platform 2	2	On time
10:45	London Victoria Platform 1	1	On time

Many seats available
Plenty of seats available
Some seats available
Only a few seats available
Standing room only
n/a

Data unavailable

Usual seat availability is based on information we hold for the last 7 days. Availability is stated for many, but not all, trains operated by Southeastern. We're working hard to expand this information for all our services.