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{{Infobox London station
| name             = Balham
| symbol           = rail
| manager          = [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]]
| locale           = [[Balham]]
| borough          = [[London Borough of Wandsworth|Wandsworth]]
| platforms        = 4
| fare_zone        = 3
| railcode         = BAL

| image_name       = Balham railway 080120.jpg
| caption          = 
| latitude         = 51.4426
| longitude        = -0.152
| map_type         = Greater London

| original         = [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]]
| pregroup         = London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
| postgroup        = [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]]

| years1           = 1863
| years2           = 9 March 1927
| years3           = 6 October 1969
| events1          = Opened as ''Balham''
| events2          = Renamed ''Balham and Upper Tooting''
| events3          = Renamed ''Balham''
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'''Balham station''' is the name given to the [[London Underground]] and the [[National Rail]] stations in the [[Balham, London|Balham]] area of south [[London]], [[England]].  The station is on the [[A24 road (Great Britain)|A24 Balham High Road]] in the [[London Borough of Wandsworth]]. It is in [[Travelcard Zone 3]].

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{{rail line one to three|previous=[[Wandsworth Common railway station|Wandsworth Common]]|next1=[[Streatham Hill railway station|Streatham Hill]]|next2=[[Streatham Common railway station|Streatham Common]]|next3=[[Mitcham Eastfields railway station|Mitcham Eastfields]]|next4=[[Mitcham Eastfields railway station|Mitcham Eastfields]]|route1=[[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]]<br /><small>[[London Victoria to London Bridge via Gipsy Hill|South London Line (Outer)]]</small>|route2=[[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]]<br /><small>[[Sutton & Mole Valley Line|Sutton & Mole Valley Line (Epsom Branch)and]] [[West London Line]]</small>
|route3=[[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]]<br /><small>[[Sutton & Mole Valley Line|Sutton & Mole Valley Line (Horsham Branch)]]</small>|col=A7CE38}}
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== References ==

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== Other websites ==

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* [http://photos.ltmcollection.org London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive]
** {{ltmcollection|27/9886927.jpg|Balham station (east building), 1926}}
** {{ltmcollection|26/9886926.jpg|Balham station (west building), 1927}}
** {{ltmcollection|10/9861110.jpg|Ticket hall, 1934}}
** {{ltmcollection|ux/i00007ux.jpg|Bomb crater}}
** {{ltmcollection|v4/i00007v4.jpg|Damage on station platform}}

== Gallery ==
{{commonscat|Balham railway station}}
<gallery>
Image:Balham station entrance north side.JPG|Tube station entrance, west side
image:Balham station Northern line roundel.JPG|Roundel on northbound Northern line platform
image:Balham station Northern line northbound look north.JPG|Northbound Northern line platform looking north
</gallery>

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[[Category:Northern Line stations]]
[[Category:Transport in Wandsworth]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1863]]