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
LocationMitcham
Local authorityLondon Borough of Merton
Managed bySouthern
Station codeMIJ
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone4
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–100.524 million[2]
2010–110.555 million[3]
National Rail annual entry and exit
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]
2019–20 0.473 million[4]
Key dates
1 October 1868Opened
3 March 1929Electrified to Epsom
31 May 1997West Croydon to Wimbledon Line Closed
30 May 2000Tramlink opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.393°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 the Portsmouth line which 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.

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

Croydon Tramlink-

  • 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.

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.
  • Main line station looking west (actually northbound here)
  • Tram stop looking east
  • Main line station platform signage
  • 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
towards Wimbledon
Tramlink
Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction
Tramlink
Wimbledon to Elmers End
towards Elmers End
Disused railways
Mitcham   Connex South Central
West Croydon to Wimbledon Line		   Beddington Lane
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