Wimbledon station

Wimbledon
Wimbledon Location of Wimbledonin Greater London
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
2008	15.06 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	12.092 million
2005–06	11.800 million
2006–07	15.935 million
2007–08	15.784 million
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	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4232°N 0.2043°W/51.4232; -0.2043

Wimbledon stationis aNational Rail,London Underground,andTramlinkstation inWimbledonin theLondon 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'sDistrict lineand National Rail operators (South West TrainsandFirst Capital Connect), as well asTramlinkroute 3.Some early morning services on the First Capital Connect route are provided bySouthern.The station is inTravelcard Zone 3.

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

• South West Trains
  • 16tph (trains per hour) toWaterloo
  • 4tph toGuildford,of which
    • 2tph viaCobham
    • 2tph viaEpsom
  • 2tph toChessington South
  • 2tph toDorking
  • 2tph toHampton Court
  • 2tph toShepperton
  • 2tph toWoking
  • 2tph toWaterlooviaKingston&Richmond
• First Capital Connect
  • 2tph toLuton
  • 2tph toSutton
• London Underground
  • 6tph toUpminstervia Tower Hill
  • 6tph toEdgware RoadviaHigh Street Kensington
• Tramlink
  • 8tph toNew Addington

Gallery

• 
  ASouth West Trainsservice leaving platform 6.
• 
  London UndergroundDistrict Linetrains in platforms 2, 3 and 4
• 
  London UndergroundDistrict Linetrain in platform 4

Related pages

• Wimbledon Traincare depot– a little to the north of the station, on the west side of the main line tracks.

Bibliography

• Jackson, Alan A. (December 1966)."The Wimbledon & Sutton Railway – A late arrival on the South London suburban scene"(PDF).The Railway Magazine:675–680.Retrieved2009-05-07.
• Rose, Douglas (1999).The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History.Douglas Rose/Capital Transport.ISBN1-85414-219-4.

Other websites

• London Transport Museum Photographic ArchiveArchived2012-02-14 at theWayback 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
Terminus		District line		Wimbledon Park towardsUpminsterorEdgware Road
	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		Template:Tramlink stations towardTemplate:Tramlink stations
	Disused railways
Terminus		Southern Railway Merton branch		Merton Park
		Network SouthEast West Croydon to Wimbledon Line

Proposed

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Terminus		Chelsea-Hackney line Crossrail 2		Wimbledon Park towardsEpping