West Sutton railway station

West Sutton railway station is in the London Borough of Sutton in South London, England. The station is served by Thameslink trains on the Sutton Loop Line. It is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is close to Gander Green Lane, the home ground of Sutton United.

West Sutton
West Sutton Location of West Sutton in Greater London
Location	Sutton
Local authority	London Borough of Sutton
Managed by	Thameslink
Station code	WSU
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15	0.379 million[1]
2015–16	0.371 million[1]
2016–17	0.348 million[1]
2017–18	0.364 million[1]
2018–19	0.327 million[1]
Key dates
5 January 1930	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.3659°N 0.2052°W / 51.3659; -0.2052
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History

Parliamentary approval for a line from Wimbledon to Sutton had been obtained by the Wimbledon and Sutton Railway (W&SR) in 1910 but work had been delayed by World War I.[2] From the W&SR's inception, the District Railway (DR) was a shareholder of the company and had rights to run trains over the line when built. In the 1920s, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL, 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.[2] The SR objected and an agreement was reached that enabled the C&SLR to extend as far as Morden in exchange for the UERL 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. West Sutton station replaced the UERL's planned Cheam station on Cheam Road to the south. The station opened on 5 January 1930 when full services on the line were extended from South Merton.[2]

Services

Throughout the day Thameslink operates 2 trains per hour to St Albans via Wimbledon and London Blackfriars (clockwise around the loop), and 2 trains per hour to Sutton (anticlockwise). Services to Sutton then continue back to St Albans via Mitcham Junction.

Additionally, on weekdays Southern operates a limited service anticlockwise around the loop to London Bridge via Sutton and Mitcham Junction (morning peak only) and clockwise to London Bridge via Wimbledon (evening peak only).

Connections

London Buses route 413 serve the station.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. 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.

External links

• Train times and station information for West Sutton railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Sutton		Thameslink Thameslink		Sutton Common
		Southern Sutton Loop Line Limited Services