Mitcham Junction station

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.

Mitcham Junction
Mitcham Junction Location of Mitcham Junction in Greater London
Location	Mitcham
Local authority	London Borough of Merton
Managed by	Southern
Station code	MIJ
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	4
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–10	0.524 million[2]
2010–11	0.555 million[3]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15	0.490 million[4]
2015–16	0.553 million[4]
2016–17	0.483 million[4]
2017–18	0.476 million[4]
– interchange	3,265[4]
2018–19	0.481 million[4]
Key dates
1 October 1868	Opened
3 March 1929	Electrified to Epsom
31 May 1997	West Croydon to Wimbledon Line Closed
30 May 2000	Tramlink opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.393°N 0.1576°W / 51.393; -0.1576
London transport portal

The station opened on 1 October 1868.[5] Despite its name, Mitcham Junction no longer has a junction: one of the two lines that crossed here (the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line) has become a grade-separated Tramlink route. The other line is used by services between Sutton and London Victoria, or London Blackfriars and beyond. This 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 station platforms can accommodate up to 7 coaches. Where trains are longer than this, selective door opening is used.

Location

Mitcham Junction is not in the centre of Mitcham but is near the historic Cricket Green Conservation Area, across Mitcham Common. The nearest main line railway station to the commercial centre of Mitcham is Mitcham Eastfields located between Mitcham Junction and Streatham which opened in June 2008.

Services

• 2tph to London Victoria, calling at Mitcham Eastfields, Balham, Clapham Junction & London Victoria.
• 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.
• 12tph to Wimbledon, calling at Mitcham, Belgrave Walk, Phipps Bridge, Morden Road, Merton Park, Dundonald Road & Wimbledon.

• 2tph to Epsom, calling at Hackbridge, Carshalton, Sutton, Cheam, Ewell East & Epsom.
• 2tph to Sutton, calling at Hackbridge, Carshalton & Sutton.
• 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.

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

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. "Station usage estimates". 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

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  Main line station looking west (actually northbound here)
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  Tram stop looking east
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  Main line station platform signage
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  Tram stop signage

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Mitcham Eastfields		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines		Hackbridge
		Thameslink Thameslink
Preceding tram stop		Tramlink		Following tram stop
Mitcham towards Wimbledon		Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction		Beddington Lane towards Beckenham Junction
		Tramlink Wimbledon to Elmers End		Beddington Lane towards Elmers End
	Disused railways
Mitcham		Connex South Central West Croydon to Wimbledon Line		Beddington Lane