Clapham Common was a railway station in

Clapham Clapham () is a suburb in south west London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas (most notably Clapham Common) extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. History Early history T ...

. When open, it was located between and stations. The station was opened by the

London and South Western Railway The London and South Western Railway (LSWR, sometimes written L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Originating as the London and Southampton Railway, its network extended to Dorchester and Weymouth, to Salisbury, Exete ...

on the 21 May 1838 as Wandsworth when the company opened its line from to . Renamed in 1846 it closed on 2 March 1863 when was opened in its place. The station was close to the

West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway The West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway (WELCPR) was an early railway company in south London between Crystal Palace station and Wandsworth, which was opened in 1856. The line was extended in 1858 to a station at Battersea Wharf near t ...

's New Wandsworth station located on a separate line, with both stations being open between 1858 and 1863 before being replaced by a combined station at Clapham Junction.

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Disused railway stations in the London Borough of Wandsworth Former London and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1863 {{London-railstation-stub