Haydons Road railway station

LocationSummerstownLocal authorityLondon Borough of MertonManaged byThameslinkStation codeHYRDfT categoryENumber of platforms2Fare zone3National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 0.340 million^[1]2019–20 0.370 million^[1]2020–21 0.109 million^[1]2021–22 0.221 million^[1]2022–23 0.265 million^[1]Key dates1 October 1868Opened (Haydens Lane)1 October 1889Renamed Haydons Road1 January 1917Closed27 August 1923ReopenedOther informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°25′32″N 0°11′17″W / 51.4255°N 0.188°W / 51.4255; -0.188 London transport portal

Haydons Road railway station is in the north-east of the London Borough of Merton in South London. It is the nearest station to the Plough Lane stadium, the home ground of AFC Wimbledon.

The station is served by Thameslink trains on the Sutton Loop Line and is in Travelcard Zone 3.

History

It was opened, originally as Haydens Lane, by the Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway (itself jointly owned by the London and South Western Railway and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway) on 1 October 1868. The ticket office is on the up side of the station; the original station buildings were redeveloped by British Rail during 1991 and 1992 when land adjacent to the up platform was redeveloped for housing. Until the advent of Thameslink it was served by the London Bridge loop trains via Wimbledon.

Services

All services at Haydons Road are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[2]

• 2 tph to St Albans City
• 2 tph to Sutton via Wimbledon

A small number of late evening services are extended beyond St Albans City to Bedford and daytime services on Sundays are extended to Luton.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Tooting		Thameslink Sutton Loop Line		Wimbledon
	Historical railways
Tooting Junction		Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway 1868–94		Wimbledon

Connections

London Buses route 200 serves the station, connection to 156, 493 and N87 at Plough Lane is within walking distance of the station.

References

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Companies and
organisations

Transport for London (TfL)	London Underground Night Tube Bakerloo Central Circle District Hammersmith & City Jubilee Metropolitan Northern Piccadilly Victoria Waterloo & City London Rail Docklands Light Railway Elizabeth line Tramlink London Overground North London East London South London West London Gospel Oak to Barking Lea Valley Romford–Upminster Watford DC London Buses East London Transit Superloop Night buses Other Coach station Cycle hire Dial-a-Ride IFS Cloud Cable Car London River Services London Streets Source London Taxi and Private Hire office
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Other	Global Infrastructure Partners Heathrow Airport Holdings Port of London Authority

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road North Circular Road South Circular Road
Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

TicketingOtherFormer BR sectors