East Putney is a station on the Wimbledon branch of the District Line, on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3. The nickname Tube comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile trains travel. ... Putney is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... Wandsworth is a place by the River Thames in south London. ... Travelcard Zone 2 is the second most inward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Travelcard Zone 3 is the third outward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Transport for London (TfL) is a government body responsible for the transport system in the City of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... Travelcard Zone 2 is the second most inward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Travelcard Zone 3 is the third outward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...

The station was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 3rd June 1889 and was used by Metropolitan District Railway services from that date. The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Metropolitan Line is a line of the London Underground. ...

Grid reference TQ243748 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

From this station, signalling is passed from Earl's Court to Wimbledon (NR). Network Rail retain signalling all the way from East Putney due to the branch from Putney (NR) station allowing connections to Wimbledon depot (SWT).