Mitcham Junction station

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Mitcham Junction Tramlink National Rail
Mitcham Junction stn building.JPG
Mitcham Junction is located in Greater London
Mitcham Junction
Mitcham Junction
Location of Mitcham Junction in Greater London
LocationMitcham
Local authorityLondon Borough of Merton
Managed bySouthern
Station codeMIJ
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone4
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–100.524 million[2]
2010–110.555 million[3]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17Decrease 0.483 million[4]
2017–18Decrease 0.476 million[4]
– interchange Increase 3,265[4]
2018–19Increase 0.481 million[4]
2019–20Decrease 0.473 million[4]
2020–21Decrease 0.168 million[4]
Key dates
1 October 1868Opened
3 March 1929Electrified to Epsom
31 May 1997West Croydon to Wimbledon Line Closed
30 May 2000Tramlink opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°23′35″N 0°09′27″W / 51.393°N 0.1576°W / 51.393; -0.1576Coordinates: 51°23′35″N 0°09′27″W / 51.393°N 0.1576°W / 51.393; -0.1576
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transport portal

Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by Southern and Thameslink trains, and a Tramlink stop. It is in the London Borough of Merton and is in Travelcard Zone 4.

The station opened on 1 October 1868[5] specifically to provide an interchange between the new "South London & Sutton Junction Railway", later re-branded as part of the Portsmouth Line, and the existing "Wimbledon & Croydon Railway".

Despite its name, Mitcham Junction is no longer a railway junction; one of the lines that crossed here (the W&CR) has become a grade-separated tramline, the Croydon Tramlink. Only the Portsmouth Line remains, used by services from Sutton and beyond to London Victoria, and from Sutton to London Blackfriars and beyond. The line still has sharp curves at either end of the station where the junctions were located and speed is limited to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).[6]

The platforms can accommodate 7 coaches. For longer trains selective door opening is used.

Location[]

Mitcham Junction is not near the centre of Mitcham but on Mitcham Common next to Mitcham Golf Club, and not far from the historic Cricket Green Conservation Area. The nearest railway station to the commercial centre of Mitcham is Mitcham Eastfields, between Mitcham Junction and Streatham, which opened in June 2008.

Services[]

These listings reflect weekday off-peak service patterns that operated until at least 2018. Changes were made from 2020 which may or may not become permanent.

National Rail:

  • Southern: 2tph to London Victoria, calling at Mitcham Eastfields, Balham, Clapham Junction & London Victoria.
  • Southern: 2tph to Epsom, calling at Hackbridge, Carshalton, Sutton, Cheam, Ewell East & Epsom.
  • Thameslink: 2tph to St Albans, calling at Mitcham Eastfields, Streatham, Tulse Hill, Herne Hill, Loughborough Junction, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras International, Kentish Town, West Hampstead Thameslink, Cricklewood, Hendon, Mill Hill Broadway, Elstree & Borehamwood & St Albans.
  • Thameslink: 2tph to Sutton, calling at Hackbridge, Carshalton & Sutton.

There are also Southern services between London Victoria & Dorking/Horsham that pass through non-stop.

Croydon Tramlink:

  • 6tph to Beckenham Junction, calling at Beddington Lane, Therapia Lane, Ampere Way, Waddon Marsh, Wandle Park, Reeves Corner, Centrale, West Croydon, Wellesley Road, East Croydon, Lebanon Road, Sandilands, Addiscombe, Blackhorse Lane, Woodside, Arena, Harrington Road, Birkbeck, Avenue Road, Beckenham Road & Beckenham Junction.
  • 6tph to Elmers End, calling at Beddington Lane, Therapia Lane, Ampere Way, Waddon Marsh, Wandle Park, Reeves Corner, Centrale, West Croydon, Wellesley Road, East Croydon, Lebanon Road, Sandilands, Addiscombe, Blackhorse Lane, Woodside, Arena & Elmers End.
  • 12tph to Wimbledon, calling at Mitcham, Belgrave Walk, Phipps Bridge, Morden Road, Merton Park, Dundonald Road & Wimbledon.

Connections[]

London Buses routes 127 and S1 serve the station and tram stop.

References[]

  1. ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Tram Stop Usage 2009-10 (FOI)" (XLS). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2009-2010. Transport for London. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Tramlink numbers 2010-2011" (PDF). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2010-2011. Transport for London. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  5. ^ Butt, RVJ (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens. p. 161. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  6. ^ Network Rail. "Sectional Appendix". Network Rail. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

Gallery[]

  • Main line station looking west (actually northbound here)

  • Tram stop looking east

  • Main line station platform signage

  • Tram stop signage

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Mitcham Eastfields   Southern
Portsmouth Line 		  Hackbridge
  Thameslink
Thameslink 		 
Preceding tram stop   Tramlink no-text roundel.svg Tramlink   Following tram stop
towards Wimbledon
Tramlink
Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction
Tramlink
Wimbledon to Elmers End
towards Elmers End
Disused railways
Mitcham   Connex South Central
West Croydon to Wimbledon Line 		  Beddington Lane
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