Mitcham Junction station

Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by Southern and Thameslink trains. It also has a Tramlink stop.^[5] 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
Location	Mitcham
Local authority	London Borough of Merton
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	MIJ
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	4
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–10	0.524 million[2]
2010–11	0.555 million[3]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	0.481 million[4]
2019–20	0.473 million[4]
2020–21	0.168 million[4]
2021–22	0.324 million[4]
2022–23	0.350 million[4]
Key dates
1 October 1868	Opened
3 March 1929	Electrified to Epsom
31 May 1997	West Croydon to Wimbledon Line Closed
30 May 2000	Tramlink opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
Coordinates	51.393°N 0.1576°W / 51.393; -0.1576
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The station opened on 1 October 1868^[6] specifically to provide an interchange between the new "South London & Sutton Junction Railway", later re-branded as part of the Portsmouth Line, and the existing "Wimbledon & Croydon Railway".

Despite its name, Mitcham Junction is no longer a railway junction; one of the lines that crossed here (the W&CR) has become a grade-separated tramline, the Croydon Tramlink. Only the Portsmouth Line remains, used by services from Sutton and beyond to London Victoria, and from Sutton to London Blackfriars and beyond. The 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).^[7]

The platforms can accommodate 7 coaches. For longer trains selective door opening is used.

Location

Mitcham Junction is not near the centre of Mitcham but on Mitcham Common next to Mitcham Golf Club, and not far from the historic Cricket Green Conservation Area. The nearest railway station to the commercial centre of Mitcham is Mitcham Eastfields, between Mitcham Junction and Streatham, which opened in June 2008.

Services

National Rail

National Rail services at Mitcham Junction are operated by Southern and Thameslink using Class 377 and 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[8]

• 2 tph to London Victoria
• 2 tph to St Albans City via Herne Hill
• 2 tph to Sutton
• 2 tph to Dorking of which 1 continues to Horsham

During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and Epsom also call at the station.

On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham.

London Trams

London Trams operate services at Mitcham Junction using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams.

The typical off-peak service in trams per hour is:^[9]

• 6 tph to Beckenham Junction via West Croydon
• 6 tph to Elmers End via West Croydon
• 12 tph to Wimbledon

The stop is also served by a number of early morning and late evening services to and from New Addington.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Mitcham Eastfields		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines		Hackbridge
		Thameslink Sutton & Mole Valley Lines
Preceding station	Tramlink			Following station
Mitcham towards Wimbledon		Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction		Beddington Lane towards Beckenham Junction
		Tramlink Wimbledon to Elmers End		Beddington Lane towards Elmers End
Disused railways
Mitcham		Connex South Central West Croydon to Wimbledon Line		Beddington Lane

Connections

London Buses routes 127 and S1 serve the station and tram stop.^[10]

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. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
5. Bloomfield, Ruth (28 July 2016). "Get in quick: property prices are quietly soaring in London's top 10 Tramlink hotspots". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
6. Butt, RVJ (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens. p. 161. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
7. Network Rail. "Sectional Appendix". Network Rail. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
8. Table 173, 179, 180 National Rail timetable, May 2022
9. "Tram Timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
10. "Mitcham Junction Station". TfL. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

External links

• Train times and station information for Mitcham Junction station from National Rail