South Merton railway station

South Merton National Rail
South Merton
Location of South Merton in Greater London
Local authority London Borough of Merton
Managed by Thameslink
Station code SMO
DfT category F2
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05 44,731[1]
2005–06 Increase 50,424[1]
2006–07 Increase 0.117 million[1]
2007–08 Increase 0.176 million[1]
2008–09 Decrease 0.141 million[1]
2009–10 Decrease 0.125 million[1]
2010–11 Increase 0.138 million[1]
2011–12 Increase 0.157 million[1]
2012–13 Increase 0.158 million[1]
Key dates
1929 Opened
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
London Transport portal
UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°24′11″N 0°12′22″W / 51.403°N 0.2062°W

South Merton railway station is in the London Borough of Merton in South London. The station is served by Thameslink trains on the Sutton Loop Line. It is in Travelcard Zone 4.

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 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.[2] 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. The station opened as the temporary terminus of the line when the first section opened from Wimbledon on 7 July 1929. The remainder of the line to Sutton opened on 5 January 1930.[2]

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is 2 trains per hour to Wimbledon (clockwise around the loop) and 2 trains per hour to Sutton (anticlockwise).

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Morden South   Thameslink
Sutton Loop		   Wimbledon Chase
  Southern
Sutton Loop
Peak hours only		  

Connections

London Buses routes 164 and 413 serve the station.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 2009-05-07.

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