Station code MIJ Accessible Yes Opened 1 October 1868 | DfT category E Fare zone 4 Number of platforms 4 | |
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Address Mitcham CR4 4HN, United Kingdom Similar Mitcham Eastfields railway st, Hackbridge railway station, Carshalton railway station, Sutton Common railway st, Morden South railway st | ||
Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by Southern and Thameslink trains, and a Tramlink stop. It is in the London Borough of Merton and is in Travelcard Zone 4.
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The station opened on 1 October 1868. Despite its name, Mitcham Junction no longer has a junction: one of the two lines that crossed here (the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line) has become a grade-separated Tramlink route. The other line is used by services between Sutton and London Victoria, or London Blackfriars and beyond. This 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). or 20 miles per hour (32 km/h).
Mitcham Junction is not in the centre of Mitcham but is near the historic Cricket Green Conservation Area, across Mitcham Common. The nearest main line railway station to the commercial centre of Mitcham is Mitcham Eastfields located between Mitcham Junction and Streatham which opened on 2 June 2008.
As part of a programme of improvements being run by Southern, the office and yard which were once adjacent to the northern platform were levelled in early 2010. In addition, the station is now open for about 19 hours per day. Work continues on the improvement of the station buildings.
Services
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
The typical off-peak tram service per hour is:
Connections
London Buses routes 127 and S1 serve the station and tram stop.
Layout
Tram stop