Wimbledon station
railway station in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, England, UK
Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. It is the only London station that provides an interchange between rail, Underground, and Tramlink services. The station serves as a junction for services from London Underground's District line and National Rail operators (South West Trains and First Capital Connect), as well as Tramlink route 3. Some early morning services on the First Capital Connect route are provided by Southern. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3.
Wimbledon | |
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Location | Wimbledon |
Local authority | London Borough of Merton |
Managed by | South West Trains |
Station code | WIM |
Number of platforms | 10 |
Fare zone | 3 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2005 | 10.867 million |
2007 | 14.761 million[1] |
2008 | 15.06 million[1] |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2004–05 | 12.092 million[2] |
2005–06 | 11.800 million[2] |
2006–07 | 15.935 million[2] |
2007–08 | 15.784 million[2] |
Key dates | |
21 May 1838 | Opened (Wimbledon and Merton) with opening of the L&SWR mainline |
22 October 1855 | Opened (W&CR to Croydon) |
1 October 1868 | Opened (TM&WR to Tooting) |
21 November 1881 | Resited on the opposite site of Wimbledon Bridge |
3 June 1889 | Opened (L&SWR/District to Putney) |
1 June 1909 | Renamed (Wimbledon) |
7 July 1929 | Opened (SR to South Merton) |
2 June 1997 | Closed (Railtrack to Croydon) |
30 May 2000 | Reopened (Tramlink to Croydon) |
Other information | |
External links | |
WGS84 | 51°25′24″N 0°12′15″W / 51.4232°N 0.2043°W |
Services
changeThe typical off-peak service frequency is:
- South West Trains
- 16tph (trains per hour) to Waterloo
- 4tph to Guildford, of which
- 2tph to Chessington South
- 2tph to Dorking
- 2tph to Hampton Court
- 2tph to Shepperton
- 2tph to Woking
- 2tph to Waterloo via Kingston & Richmond
- First Capital Connect
- London Underground
- 6tph to Upminster via Tower Hill
- 6tph to Edgware Road via High Street Kensington
- Tramlink
- 8tph to New Addington
Gallery
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A South West Trains service leaving platform 6.
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London Underground District Line trains in platforms 2, 3 and 4
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London Underground District Line train in platform 4
Related pages
change- Wimbledon Traincare depot – a little to the north of the station, on the west side of the main line tracks.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007–2017)". London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018. Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "infobox_stats_ref_tube_2007" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
Bibliography
change- Jackson, Alan A. (December 1966). "The Wimbledon & Sutton Railway – A late arrival on the South London suburban scene" (PDF). The Railway Magazine: 675–680. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- Rose, Douglas (1999). The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History. Douglas Rose/Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Wimbledon station.
- London Transport Museum Photographic Archive Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Side entrance to Wimbledon station, 1955. This entrance has been rebuilt as part of the Centre Court shopping centre development.
- Pictures of both entrances to station
Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
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Terminus | District line | towards Upminster or Edgware Road |
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National Rail | ||||
Earlsfield | South West Trains South Western Main Line |
Raynes Park or Surbiton | ||
Haydons Road | First Capital Connect Sutton Loop |
Wimbledon Chase | ||
Haydons Road | Southern Sutton Loop |
Wimbledon Chase | ||
Tramlink | ||||
Terminus | Template:Tramlink lines | toward Template:Tramlink stations |
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Disused railways | ||||
Terminus | Southern Railway Merton branch |
Merton Park | ||
Network SouthEast West Croydon to Wimbledon Line |
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Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Chelsea-Hackney line Crossrail 2 | towards Epping |