Station building, to the north of the level crossing on Eastfields Road (platforms staggered) |
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Mitcham Eastfields
Location of Mitcham Eastfields in Greater London |
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| Location | Eastfields and Mitcham |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Merton |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | MTC |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | [1] |
| Fare zone | 3 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2008–09 | 0.199 million[2] |
| 2009–10 | 0.302 million[2] |
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| 2 June 2008 | Opened |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
Mitcham Eastfields (initially known as Eastfields during planning and construction)[3] is a railway station in London, United Kingdom, which opened on 2 June 2008.[4] The station is located at Eastfields Road level crossing,[3] in an area previously poorly served by public transport. The nearest station was Mitcham Junction, which along with Mitcham tram stop, was over a mile away from the district.[5] It is in fare zone 3.[6]
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Proposals for the station have apparently existed since the 1930s.[3] Planning permission was granted by the London Borough of Merton in August 2007[7]. Construction started in October 2007. Following consultation, there were hopes to have the station open by December 2007. The opening was originally scheduled for 19 May 2008. However, on 20 May 2008 the station reopening was postponed as Network Rail did not feel the station would be ready to open until early June.[8]. The station was planned to open in the morning of Monday 2 June but opened later in the afternoon due to delays involving safety inspections. The station opened at 16:00 with the first train arriving at 16:11.
The station cost £6m, and was the second station to be built to a modular design developed by Network Rail, which is also used at Corby railway station and Greenhithe railway station which was the first to be constructed.[9] The platforms are 170 m long, with a building on the up (northbound) platform. The platforms are arranged so that each is situated beyond the level crossing in the direction of travel, allowing the crossing to be reopened while trains are stopped at the station, minimising the disruption to road traffic. However this means that passengers must cross Eastfields Road (no controlled crossing at present) if they wish to purchase a ticket on the northbound side and then travel southbound. The footbridge on the southbound side only allows safe movement over the railway and not the road.
Mitcham Eastfields station is served by Southern services from Victoria and First Capital Connect services (Monday to Saturday only) on the Sutton Loop of Thameslink[3][6]. The current journey time on this line between Mitcham Junction station and Streatham is six minutes. Victoria can be reached within 20 minutes.
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Balham | Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines |
Mitcham Junction | ||
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| Streatham | First Capital Connect Sutton Loop |
Mitcham Junction | ||
London bus routes 152 and 463.
Merton Council's magazine reported in June 2009 that 52,000 journeys have been made from the station.[10]
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