Wandsworth Town railway station
Wandsworth Town | |
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Wandsworth Town Location of Wandsworth Town in Greater London | |
Location | Wandsworth |
Local authority | London Borough of Wandsworth |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Station code | WNT |
DfT category | C2 |
Number of platforms | 4 |
Fare zone | 2 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2016–17 | 4.087 million[1] |
2017–18 | 4.325 million[1] |
2018–19 | 4.301 million[1] |
2019–20 | 4.003 million[1] |
2020–21 | 0.951 million[1] |
Key dates | |
27 July 1846 | Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
WGS84 | 51°27′39″N 0°11′16″W / 51.4609°N 0.1879°WCoordinates: 51°27′39″N 0°11′16″W / 51.4609°N 0.1879°W |
London transport portal |
Wandsworth Town railway station is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south London, in Travelcard Zone 2. It is 4 miles 60 chains (7.6 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.
History[]
The station opened as Wandsworth when the Nine Elms to Richmond line came into service on 27 July 1846. It was shifted east to its present location in "around 1860".[2] It was renamed Wandsworth Town on 7 October 1903.[3]
Services[]
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 8 tph (trains per hour) to London Waterloo
- 2 tph to Weybridge
- 2 tph via Richmond, Kingston and Wimbledon
- 4 tph via the Hounslow Loop Line (2 tph in each direction) (these come back to the station after the loop and continue to London Waterloo)
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Clapham Junction | South Western Railway Hounslow and Kingston Loop Lines Waterloo to Weybridge (via Hounslow) Shepperton Branch Line |
Putney |
Connections[]
London Buses routes 28, 44 and night route N44 serve the station.
Improvement work[]
In August 2010 a major upgrade was approved to build a new ticket office with ticket barriers on York Road.[4] Work started in January 2011.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Joe Brown, "London Railway Atlas, 5th Edition", 2018
- ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
- ^ Wandsworth Town Station upgrade approved Clapham Junction Action Group 6 September 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ Wandsworth Town upgrade work begins Network Rail 21 January 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wandsworth Town railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Wandsworth Town railway station from National Rail
Categories:
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 2
- DfT Category C2 stations
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Wandsworth
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
- Railway stations served by South Western Railway