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Beddington Lane railway station

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Location
  
Beddington

2 June 1997 (1997-06-02)
  
Closed

Number of platforms
  
1

Replaced by
  
Beddington Lane tram stop

22 October 1855 (1855-10-22)
  
Opened

Opened
  
22 October 1855

Local authority
  
London Borough of Sutton

Beddington Lane railway station httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Lists of stations
  
DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink

Owner
  
Wimbledon and Croydon Railway

Similar
  
Coombe Road railway st, Morden Road railway st, Brentford railway station

Beddington Lane railway station was a small single-platform station on the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line. Situated in a semi-rural location, the nearest major settlements were Beddington and Mitcham.

History

After the Surrey Iron Railway went out of business in 1846, a new railway was built on the site by the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway, which opened the station on 22 October 1855. It was originally named Beddington but was renamed in January 1887 to Beddington Lane. In 1919 it became Beddington Lane Halt, but reverted to Beddington Lane on 5 May 1969.

The station and the others on the line were closed after the last train ran on 31 May 1997. Beddington Lane tram stop was built on its site.

The adjacent stations on the line were Mitcham Junction, to the west, and Waddon Marsh Halt, to the east.

References

Beddington Lane railway station Wikipedia