Wimbledon station

Wimbledon is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located on Wimbledon Bridge, Wimbledon in London, and is the only station in London that provides an interchange between the London Underground and Tramlink. The station serves as a junction for services from the Underground's District line and National Rail operators (South Western Railway and Thameslink), as well as Tramlink services. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3. It is 7 miles 19 chains (11.6 km) from London Waterloo on the South West Main Line.

Wimbledon
Wimbledon
Location of Wimbledon in Greater London
LocationWimbledon
Local authorityLondon Borough of Merton
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Station codeWIM
DfT categoryB
Number of platforms11
  • (4 London Underground)
  • (5 National Rail)
  • (2 Tramlink)
Fare zone3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018 18.65 million
2019 12.53 million
2020 7.04 million
2021 7.06 million
2022 11.52 million
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–10 2.243 million
2010–11 2.294 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19 18.497 million
– interchange  1.131 million
2019–20 17.282 million
– interchange  1.076 million
2020–21 4.433 million
– interchange  0.303 million
2021–22 9.952 million
– interchange  0.652 million
2022–23 11.694 million
– interchange  1.154 million
Key dates
21 May 1838Opened (Wimbledon and Merton) with opening of the L&SWR main line
22 October 1855Opened (W&CR to Croydon)
1 October 1868Opened (TM&WR to Tooting)
21 November 1881Resited on the opposite side of Wimbledon Bridge
3 June 1889Opened (L&SWR/District to Putney)
1 June 1909Renamed (Wimbledon)
7 July 1929Opened (SR to South Merton)
2 June 1997Closed (Railtrack to West Croydon)
30 May 2000Reopened (Tramlink to Croydon)
Other information
External links
WGS8451.4232°N 0.2043°W / 51.4232; -0.2043
 London transport portal

The station has 11 platforms. Platforms 1–4 are for London Underground, platforms 5 and 8 are for inner suburban South Western Railway services, platform 9 is for Thameslink and platforms 10a and 10b are for Tramlink. Platforms 6 and 7 are adjacent to the fast tracks intended for express and outer suburban South Western Railway services, but most of these services only call at Wimbledon during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships or on Sundays for outer suburban services. Access to these platforms is via sliding gates through safety fencing installed in March 2014.

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