Balham station

Ticket barriers at Balham

Balham has ticket barriers.

The gate score above is TrainSpy’s estimate of how likely the barriers are to be open right now, based on staffing patterns and recent traveller reports.

Known gatelines

• South-east gates — Ticket gates mapped by the OpenStreetMap community (2 gates).

Which platforms each gateline serves — and its live open/closed status — is shown when you plan a journey in the app.

Staffing

This station is staffed full time, so any barriers are usually in operation while trains run.

Live departures

Nearby stations

• Wandsworth Common — about 950 m away
• Streatham Hill — about 1.8 km away
• Streatham — about 2.4 km away
• Earlsfield — about 2.5 km away
• Clapham Junction — about 2.6 km away

Plan a journey through Balham

TrainSpy plans full National Rail journeys and shows, for each leg, the live platform, the exact gateline you’ll pass, delays and ticket-check reports — open the app to try it. It’s free, installs from the browser, and needs no account.