New Malden railway station

New Malden railway station is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South London. The station is served by South Western Railway, and is in Travelcard Zone 4.HistoryThe station was opened by the London and South Western Railway in December 1846, originally being named Malden. It has been renamed several times: in May 1859 it became New Malden and Coombe; on 1 March 1862 Coombe and Malden; in November 1912 Malden for Coombe; in 1955 Malden; and finally, on 16 September 1957, it took the present name of New Malden.The deaths of members of station staff in an air raid during WWII is commemorated on a plaque on a wall in the ticket office and another is located on the high street opposite Waitrose.Platforms 2 and 3 on the "fast" lines - although still by definition in use - have been mothballed, and their gravelly surface together with protruding cable ducting poses a trip hazard and renders them unlikely to be used by passengers even should a disruption prevent use of the "slow" lines at platforms 1 and 4.New platform signage was installed in 2009, adhering to the new national standard using the 'Brunel' typeface in white on a navy background.New Malden was one of the stations selected by South West Trains to have automatic ticket gates which were installed in the main ticket hall in September 2009. The gates with Oyster Card readers allow use of the Oyster "Pay as you go" system.