 The main entrance to the station is at the junction of Station Parade, Station Avenue and Station Approach, about from Sandycombe Road (B353).There is also an entrance, which is wheelchair-accessible, on North Road, on the other side of the railway line; the two entrances are connected by a pedestrian subway.The station was opened by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) on 1 January 1869, in an area of market gardens and orchards.