Location Eastfields and Mitcham Station code MTC Accessible Yes Address Mitcham, United Kingdom Number of platforms 2 Original company Network Rail | Managed by Southern DfT category E Fare zone 3 Opened 2 June 2008 | |
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Similar Mitcham Junction station, Hackbridge railway station, Carshalton railway station, Morden South railway st, St Helier railway station | ||
Train observations at mitcham eastfields railway station
Mitcham Eastfields (initially known as Eastfields during planning and construction) is a railway station in London, United Kingdom, which opened on 2 June 2008. The station is located at Eastfields Road level crossing, in an area previously poorly served by public transport. The nearest station was Mitcham Junction, which along with Mitcham tram stop, was over 1 mile (1.6 km) from the district. It is in fare zone 3.
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History
Proposals for the station have apparently existed since the 1930s. Planning permission was granted by the London Borough of Merton in August 2007. Construction started in October 2007. Following consultation, there were hopes to have the station open by December 2007.
The opening was originally scheduled for 19 May 2008 but that date was subsequently put back because Network Rail did not feel the station would be ready until early June. The opening was then planned for the morning of Monday 2 June, but in the event it was delayed till the afternoon by safety inspections. It finally opened at 16:00 and the first train called at 16:11.
Design
The station cost £6m, and was the second station to be built to a modular design developed by Network Rail, which is also used at Corby railway station and Greenhithe railway station which was the first to be constructed. The platforms are 170 m long, with a building on the up (northbound) platform. The platforms are arranged so that each is situated beyond the level crossing in the direction of travel, allowing the crossing to be reopened while trains are stopped at the station, minimising the disruption to road traffic. However this means that passengers must cross Eastfields Road (no controlled crossing at present) if they wish to purchase a ticket on the northbound side and then travel southbound. The footbridge on the southbound side only allows safe movement over the railway and not the road.
Services
Mitcham Eastfields station is served by Southern trains to and from Victoria, and by Thameslink trains on the Sutton Loop Line. The current journey time on this line between Mitcham Junction station and Streatham is six minutes. London Victoria can be reached in approximately 19 minutes.
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
During the peak hours trains from Mitcham Eastfields also travel to Dorking and Horsham.
Connections
London Buses routes 152 and 463 serve the station.