Wimbledon
Location
Place	Wimbledon
Local authority	London Borough of Merton
Coordinates	51°25′16.8″N, 0°12′24″W
Operations
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms in use	10
National Rail
Station code	WIM
Annual entry/exit	12.092 million *
Transport for London
Zone	3
Annual entry/exit	10.867 million †
History
1838 1855 1868 1889 1930 1997 2000	Opened (L&SWR, mainline) Opened (W&CR to Croydon) Opened (TM&WR to Tooting) Opened (L&SWR/District to Putney) Opened (SR to Sutton) Closed (Railtrack to Croydon) Reopened (Tramlink to Croydon)
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Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. The station serves as a junction for services from London Underground District Line and National Rail operators South West Trains, First Capital Connect and Tramlink Route 3. Some early morning services on the First Capital Connect route are provided by Southern. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 864 KB) A general view of Wimbledon station in south London. ... Wimbledon (pronounced ) is a suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located seven miles (11. ... The London Borough of Merton is a London borough in south west London. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... South West Trains (SWT) is a Train Operating Company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South Western Railway... 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 local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ... The southbound platform at Angel. ... This is a list of mainline railway stations in London, excluding London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3198x2371, 1595 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: London Underground Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... The London Underground is an all electric railway system that covers much of the conurbation of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport tramway in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. ... Wimbledon (pronounced ) is a suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located seven miles (11. ... The London Borough of Merton is a London borough in south west London. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... South West Trains (SWT) is a Train Operating Company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South Western Railway... First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ... Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport tramway in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. ... A tram en route to Elmers End on Tramlink route 1. ... Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ... 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. ...

History

The first railway station in Wimbledon was opened on 21 May 1838 when the London & South Western Railway (L&SWR) opened its line from its terminus at Nine Elms in Battersea to Woking. The original station was to the south of the current station on the opposite side of the Wimbledon Bridge. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ... Nine Elms is a district of London, situated in the far north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Wandsworth between Battersea and Vauxhall. ... Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... Woking railway station is a railway station in England, serving the town of Woking, Surrey. ...

On 22 October 1855 the Wimbledon & Croydon Railway (W&CR) opened its line from Wimbledon to West Croydon via Mitcham and on 1 October 1868 the Tooting, Merton & Wimbledon Railway (TM&WR) opened a line to Tooting Junction (now just Tooting station). October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for National Rail, Tramlink and London Buses services in south London. ... Mitcham tram stop is a former railway station and now a Tramlink stop in Mitcham in the London Borough of Merton. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Tooting railway station is in the London Borough of Merton in South London. ...

On 3 June 1889 the Metropolitan District Railway (now London Underground's District Line) opened the extension of its line from Putney Bridge, making Wimbledon station the new terminus of that branch and providing Wimbledon with a direct connection to the developing London Underground system. The station was rebuilt on its current site for the opening of this service. 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 Railway and the Metropolitan District Railway are inextricably linked. ... The London Underground is an all electric railway system that covers much of the conurbation of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... Putney Bridge is a station on the District Line, Wimbledon branch, in Zone 2, between Parsons Green and East Putney. ...

District Line steam-hauled services were replaced by an electric services from 27 August 1905. Mainline suburban services were gradually replaced by electric rolling stock either side of the first world war although long distance journeys continued to use steam-haulage until much later. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The station was rebuilt again with its current Portland stone entrance building by the Southern Railway (SR, the post Grouping successor to the L&SWR) in the late 1920s as part of the SR's construction of the line to Sutton. Parliamentary approval for this line had been obtained by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1910 but work had never been carried out and it was only after the City and South London Railway (precursor to London Underground's Northern Line) made proposals to use part of the route to continue that line to Sutton that the SR was encouraged to build the line itself to protect its passenger services from the Sutton hub. The Wimbledon to Sutton line, one of the last to be built in the London area, opened on 5 January 1930 and was an electrified service from the outset. The Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, England, is made from Portland stone Portland stone is limestone from the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. ... The Southern Railway in the United Kingdom was geographically the smallest of the four railway systems created in the Grouping ordered by the Railways Act 1921. ... The Railways Act of 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the countrys one hundred and twenty railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Sutton railway station is the main station for Sutton in South London. ... The LB&SCRs coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill railway station. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... C&SLR locomotive number 13, preserved at Londons Transport Museum Depot, 2005 The interior of C&SLR locomotive number 13 The City & South London Railway (C&SLR), known as City of London & Southwark Subway for a time prior to its opening, is considered to be the first real deep... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...

On 2 June 1997 the Wimbledon to West Croydon line was closed by Railtrack for conversion to operation as part of the Tramlink tram operations. Part of platform 10 was utilised for the single track terminus of tramlink route 1 and rail tracks and infrastructure were replaced with those for the tram system. The new service opened on 30 May 2000. The other part of platform 10 is currently used as a terminus for First Capital Connect services. June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for National Rail, Tramlink and London Buses services in south London. ... Railtrack was a group of companies which owned the tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges, level crossings and some stations of the British railway system from its formation in April 1994 until 2002. ... Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport tramway in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ... a Tramlink Tram Tramlink (until recently known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport system in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ...

Future

If Crossrail Line 2 is built, one of the route options involves taking over the Wimbledon branch of the District Line as far as Parsons Green, and routing trains via Chelsea and central London to Hackney and on to Leytonstone tube station and beyond. This would provide another set of transport links for the area. For the similar scheme in Glasgow, see Glasgow Crossrail Crossrail is a project to build a new east-west railway connection under central London, with one connection to the west and two to the east. ... Parsons Green is a station located in Parsons Green in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Statue of Thomas More on Cheyne Walk. ... Hackney Town Hall was built in the 1930s for the old Metropolitan Borough. ... Leytonstone tube station is on the Central Line of the London Underground, on the boundary of Zones 3 and 4. ...

There is also a proposal for an extension of the Tramlink services running from Wimbledon to Sutton via Morden, St. Helier and Rose Hill. This scheme would require some rearrangement of platforms and tracks within the station as the single platform currently in use would not be able to handle the additional traffic. Sutton is the principal town in the London Borough of Sutton. ... Morden is a place in the London Borough of Merton. ... St. ...

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

• South West Trains
  • 16tph (trains per hour) to Waterloo
  • 4tph to Guildford
  • 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
  • 2tph to Luton
  • 2tph to Sutton
• London Underground
  • 6tph to Upminster via Tower Hill
  • 6tph to Edgware Road via High Street Kensington
• Tramlink
  • 6tph to New Addington Tram Stop

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Trivia

• Wimbledon station is the only London station that provides an interchange between rail, underground and tramlink services
• Wimbledon station was the most southerly point on the Underground system until the nearby Morden Underground station opened in 1926
• Part of the route of the W&CR through Mitcham reused the route of the Surrey Iron Railway that had closed in 1846

Morden tube station is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) linked Wandsworth in south London and Croydon in Surrey via Mitcham. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive Side entrance to Wimbledon station shown in 1955. This entrance has been rebuilt as part of the Centre Court shopping centre development.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Wimbledon station

• Train times and station information for Wimbledon station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Wimbledon station from Multimap.com