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Wimbledon is located in Greater London

Wimbledon

Wimbledon



Location of Wimbledon in Greater London

Location Wimbledon
Local authority London Borough of Merton
Managed by South Western Railway
Station code WIM
DfT category B
Number of platforms 11:


  • 4 London Underground

  • 5 National Rail

  • 2 Tramlink



Fare zone 3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2013
Increase 14.20 million[1]
2014
Increase 15.30 million[1]
2015
Increase 15.63 million[1]
2016
Decrease 13.40 million[1]
2017
Decrease 12.61 million[1]
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–10
 2.243 million[2]
2010–11
Increase 2.294 million[3]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2013–14
Increase 19.302 million[4]
– interchange
 Decrease 1.329 million[4]
2014–15
Increase 19.527 million[4]
– interchange
 Increase 1.405 million[4]
2015–16
Increase 20.439 million[4]
– interchange
 Decrease 1.336 million[4]
2016–17
Decrease 20.150 million[4]
– interchange
 Decrease 1.206 million[4]
2017–18
Decrease 18.509 million[4]
– interchange
 Decrease 1.151 million[4]
Key dates
21 May 1838 Opened (Wimbledon and Merton) with opening of the L&SWR main line
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 West Croydon)
30 May 2000 Reopened (Tramlink to Croydon)
Other information
Lists of stations

  • DLR

  • Underground

  • National Rail

  • Tramlink


External links

  • TfL station info page

  • Departures

  • Layout

  • Facilities

  • Buses


WGS84
51°25′24″N 0°12′15″W / 51.4232°N 0.2043°W / 51.4232; -0.2043Coordinates: 51°25′24″N 0°12′15″W / 51.4232°N 0.2043°W / 51.4232; -0.2043

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Wimbledon is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located on Wimbledon Bridge, Wimbledon in London, and is the only London station that provides an interchange between main line rail, Underground, and Tramlink. The station serves as a junction for services from the Underground's District line and National Rail operators (South Western Railway and Thameslink), as well as Tramlink services. Some early morning services on the Thameslink route are provided by Southern. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3. It is 7 miles 19 chains (11.6 km) from London Waterloo on the South Western main line.


The station has 11 platforms. Platforms 1–4 are for London Underground, platforms 5 and 8 are for inner suburban services, platform 9 is for Thameslink and platforms 10a and 10b for Tramlink. Platforms 6 and 7 are adjacent to the fast tracks intended for express and outer suburban services, but most of these services only call at Wimbledon during the lawn tennis championships. Because long distance trains very rarely make scheduled stops at the station, access to these platforms is via sliding gates through safety fencing installed in 2014.[5]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Accidents and incidents


  • 3 Oyster cards


  • 4 Future


  • 5 Connections


  • 6 Services


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 Bibliography


  • 10 External links





History


The first railway station in Wimbledon was opened on 21 May 1838, when the London and 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.


On 22 October 1855, the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway (W&CR) opened the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line to West Croydon via Mitcham and on 1 October 1868 the Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway (TM&WR) opened a line to Streatham via Tooting Junction (now just Tooting).


On 3 June 1889, the District Railway (DR, now London Underground's District line) opened the extension of its line from Putney Bridge,[6] 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.


District line steam-hauled services were replaced by electric services from 27 August 1905. Main line suburban services were gradually replaced by electric rolling stock either side of World War I although long distance journeys continued to use steam traction until 1967.




The station as it was in 1966


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 Wimbledon and Sutton Railway (W&SR) in 1910 but work had been delayed by World War I.[7] From the W&SR's inception, the DR was a shareholder of the company and had rights to run trains over the line when built. In the 1920s, the London Electric Railway (LER, precursor of London Underground) planned, through its ownership of the DR, to use part of the route for an extension of the City and South London Railway (C&SLR, now the Northern line) to Sutton.[7] The SR objected and an agreement was reached that enabled the C&SLR to extend as far as Morden in exchange for the LER giving up its rights over the W&SR route. The SR subsequently built the line, one of the last to be built in the London area. It opened on 7 July 1929 to South Merton and to Sutton on 5 January 1930.[7]


On 2 June 1997, the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line was closed by Railtrack for conversion to operation as part of the Tramlink tram operations. Part of platform 10 was used for the single track terminus of Tramlink 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 was used as a terminus for Thameslink services. In 2015 platform 10 was split into two tram platforms, 10a and 10b, to allow higher frequency service on Tramlink.[8]


Wimbledon Station was also the haunt of a 'Railway Collection Dog'. Airedale Terrier "Laddie" was born in September 1948 and started work on Wimbledon Station in 1949, collecting donations on behalf of the Southern Railwaymen's Homes at Woking, via a box strapped to his back. He retired in 1956 having collected over £5,000 and spent the rest of his days with the residents at the Home.
On his death in 1960 he was stuffed and returned to Wimbledon Station. He continued to collect for the Homes, in a glass case situated on Platform 5, until 1990 when he retired once more and became part of the National Railway Collection.[9]


To increase the number of Tramlink services, a second platform was built in place of the former Thameslink bay platform track.[10] In order for the work to be carried out, the service was suspended between Dundonald Road and Wimbledon until Sunday 1 November 2015. The new platform is called '10b' and opened in November 2015.[11] As a result, tram frequency increased from 8 per hour to 12 per hour from April 2016.[12]



Accidents and incidents



  • On 12 October 1972, a freight train ran into the rear of an electric multiple unit that was standing at platform 10. Twelve people were injured. The accident was due to inattentiveness by the driver of the freight train.[13]

  • On 6 November 2017, a passenger train formed of two Class 450 electric multiple units derailed near Wimbledon.[14] Four people were injured; over 300 passengers were evacuated from the train.[15]



Oyster cards


Wimbledon station presents an unusual procedure with the Oyster card pay as you go electronic ticketing system.[16] Ordinarily, London Underground and National Rail passengers with Oyster cards must "touch in" at the start of their journey and "touch out" at the end; those who fail to "touch out" will be charged the maximum possible fare from their starting point. However, Tramlink passengers starting a journey at Wimbledon, after passing through the entry gates, will not be able to "touch out" at the end of their tram journey, since tram stops provide no facility to do so; instead they must "touch in" a second time on the tram platform at Wimbledon, after passing through the ticket barrier, and the system will then recognise that no tube journey has been made.[17]


A similar issue arises for passengers arriving at Wimbledon by tram. Normally tram users do not touch out, but at Wimbledon they must do so to leave the station; touching out at the regular turnstile accomplishes this. If, however, a passenger touches their card at a standalone Oyster reader (such as the one by the manual gates), the system will see this as starting a new journey rather than ending one, and will deduct a maximum fare from the card.



Future


If Crossrail 2 is built, new tunnels will be dug between Wimbledon and Raynes Park, calling at Wimbledon in tunnel and routing trains via Chelsea and central London to Hackney and beyond to either Alexandra Palace (in tunnel the whole way) or Hertford East (surfacing before Tottenham Hale, taking over the West Anglia Main Line north of there). This would provide another set of transport links for the area and direct services to Euston and King's Cross St. Pancras.


There is also a proposal for an extension of the Tramlink services running from Wimbledon to Sutton via Morden, St. Helier and Rose Hill.



Connections




  • London Buses routes 57, 93, 131, 156, 163, 164, 200, 219 and 493 and night route N87 serve the station.

  • During the annual Wimbledon Championships there is a dedicated bus service between Wimbledon Station and the Lawn Tennis grounds in Church Road.



Services


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Wimbledon station


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National Rail





South Western Main Line
to London Waterloo







National Rail


Earlsfield











District Line





District line
to Earl's Court


















London Underground


Wimbledon Park



















Wimbledon Park depot
























National Rail





Sutton Loop Line
to Streatham





























National Rail


Haydons Road






























Wimbledon[18]















Tramlink


Dundonald Road

















Tramlink






Tramlink lines 3 & 4
to West Croydon





















National Rail


Wimbledon Chase














National Rail





Sutton Loop Line
to Sutton







National Rail


Raynes Park





National Rail





South Western Main Line
towards Woking











The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) frequency is:



National Rail




  • South Western Railway

    • 16tph (trains per hour) to Waterloo direct

    • 2tph to Waterloo via Kingston & Richmond

    • 4tph to Guildford, 2 via Cobham and 2 via Epsom

    • 2tph to Chessington South

    • 2tph to Dorking

    • 2tph to Hampton Court

    • 2tph to Shepperton

    • 2tph to Woking

    • 2tph to Basingstoke (Sundays only)

    • 1-2tph to Alton (Sundays only)




  • Thameslink

    • 2tph to Luton Via Haydons Road and Tooting

    • 2tph to St Albans Via Sutton and Mitcham Junction




  • Southern

    • 6tpd to London Bridge

    • 1tpd to South Bermondsey




London Underground



  • District line (as of December 2014)

    • 3tph to Barking via Tower Hill

    • 3tph to Tower Hill

    • 6tph to Edgware Road via High Street Kensington























































































































Preceding station
 

Underground no-text.svg London Underground
 
Following station
Terminus District line
Wimbledon Park

towards Upminster or Edgware Road



National Rail National Rail


Earlsfield
 

South Western Railway
South Western Main Line
 

Raynes Park

Haydons Road
 

Thameslink
Thameslink
 

Wimbledon Chase
 

Southern
Sutton Loop Line
Limited Services

 
Preceding tram stop
 

Tramlink no-text roundel.svg Tramlink
 
Following tram stop
Terminus Tramlink
Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction

Dundonald Road

towards Beckenham Junction

Terminus Tramlink
Wimbledon to Elmers End

Dundonald Road

towards Elmers End

 

Future Development
 
Preceding station
 

Elizabeth line roundel.svgNational Rail logo.svg Crossrail
 
Following station

Raynes Park

towards Hampton Court or Shepperton or
Chessington South or Epsom

Crossrail
Line 2

Balham

towards New Southgate
or Broxbourne

 

Disused railways
 

Terminus
 

Southern Railway
Merton branch
 

Merton Park
 

Connex South Central
West Croydon to Wimbledon Line
 
 

Abandoned Plans
 
Preceding station
 

Underground no-text.svg London Underground
 
Following station

Elm Grove

towards Sutton


District line
(Wimbledon & Sutton Railway)


Wimbledon Park

towards Barking or Edgware Road



See also



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


References





  1. ^ abcde "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLSX). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  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. ^ abcdefghij "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.


  5. ^ yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11085319.Safety_measures_set_to_be_installed_at_Wimbledon_and_Earlsfield_stations_to_prevent_people_falling_on_tracks/


  6. ^ Rose 1999


  7. ^ abc Jackson 1966.


  8. ^ "Wimbledon tram stop reopens with new platform". 2 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.


  9. ^ "Railway Collecting Dog: "Laddie". 1990-7629. Science Museum Group Collection Online". Science Museum Group. Retrieved 26 September 2018.


  10. ^ "Transport for London: Wimbledon to Croydon tram link". Retrieved 6 May 2014.


  11. ^ "Transport for London: Wimbledon tram stop reopens with new platform". Retrieved 14 January 2017.


  12. ^ "Transport for London: Wimbledon Tram services increase by 50 per cent". Retrieved 14 January 2017.


  13. ^ Glover, John (2001). Southern Electric. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 138. ISBN 0 7110 2807 9.


  14. ^ "South West Railways train derails near Wimbledon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 November 2017.


  15. ^ "Hundreds evacuated and four people injured after train derails near to Wimbledon". Independent Television News. Retrieved 6 November 2017.


  16. ^ http://www.oyster-rail.org.uk/wimbledon/


  17. ^ http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/tramlink-user-guide.pdf


  18. ^ "Detailled London transport map (track, depot, ...)". carto.metro.free.fr. Retrieved 2017-09-27.




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. Retrieved 7 May 2009.


  • Rose, Douglas (1999). The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History. Douglas Rose/Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.



External links








  • London Transport Museum Photographic Archive

    • 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














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