Mitcham Junction is a

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station served by Southern and

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trains. It also has a

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stop. It is in the

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and is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station opened on 1 October 1868 specifically to provide an interchange between the new "South London & Sutton Junction Railway", later re-branded as part of the Portsmouth Line, and the existing " Wimbledon & Croydon Railway". Despite its name, Mitcham Junction is no longer a railway junction; one of the lines that crossed here (the W&CR) has become a grade-separated tramline, the

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. Only the Portsmouth Line remains, used by services from and beyond to , and from Sutton to and beyond. The line still has sharp curves at either end of the station where the junctions were located and speed is limited to . The platforms can accommodate 7 coaches. For longer trains selective door opening is used.

Location

Mitcham Junction is not near the centre of Mitcham but on Mitcham Common next to Mitcham Golf Club, and not far from the historic Cricket Green

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. The nearest railway station to the commercial centre of Mitcham is , between Mitcham Junction and Streatham, which opened in June 2008.

Services

National Rail

services at Mitcham Junction are operated by Southern and

using and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to * 2 tph to via * 2 tph to * 2 tph to of which 1 continues to During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and Epsom also call at the station, as well as a single return journey between Sutton and London Bridge. On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham.

Tramlink

The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Mitcham Junction is: * 6 tph in each direction between and * 6 tph in each direction between and Wimbledon Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn

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Connections

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routes 127 and S1 serve the station and tram stop.

References

External links

Mitcham Junction Tram Stop
– Timetables and live departures at Transport for London {{TSGN and SE Stations, CityMetro=y, Mole Valley=y, Peckham Rye=y, SE None=y Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Merton Railway stations in the London Borough of Merton Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1868 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway