Wallington railway station

Wallington National Rail
Wallington
Location of Wallington in Greater London
Location Wallington
Local authority London Borough of Sutton
Managed by Southern
Station code WLT
DfT category C2
Number of platforms 2
Accessible Yes [1]
Fare zone 5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05  1.364 million[2]
2005–06 Decrease 1.286 million[2]
2006–07 Increase 1.921 million[2]
2007–08 Increase 1.961 million[2]
2008–09 Decrease 1.823 million[2]
2009–10 Decrease 1.772 million[2]
2010–11 Increase 1.848 million[2]
2011–12 Increase 1.958 million[2]
2012–13 Increase 2.072 million[2]
2013–14 Increase 2.115 million[2]
2014–15 Increase 2.179 million[2]
Key dates
10 May 1847 Opened
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WGS84 51°21′37″N 0°09′03″W / 51.3603°N 0.1507°W / 51.3603; -0.1507Coordinates: 51°21′37″N 0°09′03″W / 51.3603°N 0.1507°W / 51.3603; -0.1507
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View of the eastbound platform and side entrance.

Wallington railway station is in the London Borough of Sutton in south London. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southern, and is in Travelcard Zone 5.

The station was opened on 10 May 1847 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway as 'Carshalton' on the new Croydon to Epsom railway and was renamed to 'Wallington' in 1868 when the new Carshalton railway station opened in Carshalton village. During 2009 some renovations to the station were undertaken, including platform raising.

Ticket barriers are in operation at this station.

Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is:[3]

This station also used to have a frequent train service to London Bridge and the City, however, this service was withdrawn with the exception of a couple of through trains at rush hour.

There are also limited peak hour direct weekday services to/from London Bridge, Guildford and Dorking.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Waddon   Southern
Sutton & Mole Valley Lines
London Victoria to Sutton via Crystal Palace
  Carshalton Beeches

Connections

London Buses routes 127, 151, 157, 410, 463 and S4, and school routes 612 (Non TFL) and 627 serve the station. Northbound journeys serve bus stops in the Station Approach road. Most southbound journeys stop on Manor Road opposite the entrance to Station Approach.

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References

  1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 172 (Network Rail)
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