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In 1844 Cheam railway station (now in the London Borough Of Sutton ) was on the planned route for the London to Portsmouth Atmospheric Railway . The section of line between Croydon and Epsom was part of the London & Croydon Railway company who promoted the Clegg and Samuda atmospheric principle, utilizing a 15 inch pipe. This project failed, and Cheam station became part of the London, Brighton And South Coast Railway on 10 May 1847. The station is almost 16 miles (26km) from London Bridge Station . Over the years Cheam station expanded, and was rebuilt and the rail bed widened in preparation for the installation of AC Overhead Electric Services , which would have included the building of an additional central platform island. Due to the outbreak of the First World War , the full planned expansion was cancelled, and was never completed, although the wide space between the tracks shows where the fast lines would have been. The brick main buildings are on the Down side of the station. The station is served by the services from Victoria to Effingham Junction and Horsham EXTERNAL LINKS
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