Mitcham Junction station
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| Mitcham Junction | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Mitcham | ||
| Local authority | London Borough of Merton | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | MIJ | ||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.174 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.175 million | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 4 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1 October 1868 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Mitcham Junction from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by First Capital Connect and Southern trains, and a Tramlink stop. It is in the London Borough of Merton and is in Travelcard Zone 4.
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 20 mph.
Mitcham Junction is not in the centre of Mitcham but is near the historic Cricket Green Conservation Area, across Mitcham Common. The nearest mainline railway station to the commercial centre of Mitcham is Tooting railway station.
A new station, called Mitcham Eastfields, between Mitcham Junction and Streatham, opened on 2 June 2008.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
- 2 to London Blackfriars via Streatham and Herne Hill
- 2 to London Victoria via Clapham Junction
- 2 to Wimbledon via Sutton
- 2 to Epsom via Hackbridge and Sutton
The typical off-peak tram service per hour is:
- 8 to Wimbledon via Morden Road
- 8 to New Addington via East Croydon
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Mitcham Eastfields | Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines |
Hackbridge | ||
| First Capital Connect Sutton Loop Mondays-Saturdays only |
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towards Wimbledon
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Route 3 |
towards New Addington
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Mitcham | Network SouthEast Wimbledon-West Croydon |
Beddington Lane | ||
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