Back بالهام (محطة مترو أنفاق لندن) Arabic Balham (stanice metra v Londýně) Czech Bahnhof Balham German Estación de Balham Spanish ایستگاه بالهام FA Balhamin asema Finnish Balham (métro de Londres) French 孛咸站 GAN बॉलहम स्टेशन HI Balham metróállomás Hungarian
Balham   | |
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 Balham station east building including shared entrance | |
  Balham Location of Balham in Greater London | |
| Location | Balham |
| Local authority | London Borough of Wandsworth |
| Managed by | Southern London Underground |
| Owner | Network Rail London Underground |
| Station code(s) | BAL |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 (National Rail) 2 (Underground) |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2019 |  13.06 million[1] |
| 2020 |  5.24 million[2] |
| 2021 |  5.36 million[3] |
| 2022 | 9.22 million[4] |
| 2023 | 9.83 million[5] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 | 7.824 million[6] |
| – interchange | 0.442 million[6] |
| 2020–21 | 2.044 million[6] |
| – interchange | 0.129 million[6] |
| 2021–22 | 3.689 million[6] |
| – interchange | 0.229 million[6] |
| 2022–23 | 4.176 million[6] |
| – interchange | 0.184 million[6] |
| 2023–24 | 5.213 million[6] |
| – interchange | 0.238 million[6] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (National Rail) City and South London Railway (London Underground) |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1856 | first station opened as Balham Hill |
| 1863 | present station opened (LB&SCR) |
| 6 December 1926 | Opened (C&SLR) |
| 14 October 1940 | Closed for repairs (Underground) |
| 12 January 1941 | Reopened (Underground) |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II (Underground station) |
| Entry number | 1225887[7] |
| Added to list | 16 June 1987 |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°26′36″N 0°09′09″W / 51.4432°N 0.1525°W |
 London transport portal | |
Balham is an interchange station located in central Balham in the London Borough of Wandsworth, South London for London Underground and National Rail services.
The station is formed of a range of underground entrances for the Underground's Northern line and a shared entrance with its National Rail station component. The tube can be accessed on each side of the Balham High Road (A24); National Rail on the south side of the road leading east, where the track is on a mixture of light-brick high viaduct and earth embankment, quadruple track and on a brief east–west axis.
On the National Rail network it is 4 miles 52 chains (7.5 km) from London Victoria.
It is in Travelcard Zone 3. The conjoined stations are owned and operated separately with different ticket machines and gatelines.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Historic England. "Balham Station (London Regional Transport) (Including Above Ground Buildings and Sub Surface Platforms and Passages (1225887)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 March 2015.