Wandsworth Town railway station

LocationWandsworthLocal authorityLondon Borough of WandsworthManaged bySouth Western RailwayStation codeWNTDfT categoryC2Number of platforms4Fare zone2National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 4.301 million^[1]2019–20 4.003 million^[1]2020–21 0.951 million^[1]2021–22 2.535 million^[1]2022–23 3.339 million^[1]Key dates27 July 1846OpenedOther informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°27′39″N 0°11′16″W / 51.4609°N 0.1879°W / 51.4609; -0.1879 London transport portal

Wandsworth Town railway station is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south London, in Travelcard Zone 2. It is 4 miles 60 chains (7.6 km) down the line from London Waterloo.

The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

History

The station opened as Wandsworth when the Nine Elms to Richmond line came into service on 27 July 1846. It was shifted east to its present location in "around 1860".^[2] It was renamed Wandsworth Town on 7 October 1903.^[3]

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 8 tph (trains per hour) to London Waterloo
• 2 tph to Weybridge
• 2 tph via Richmond, Kingston and Wimbledon
• 4 tph via the Hounslow Loop Line (2 tph in each direction) (these come back to the station after the loop and continue to London Waterloo)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Clapham Junction		South Western Railway Hounslow and Kingston Loop Lines Waterloo to Weybridge (via Hounslow) Shepperton Branch Line		Putney

Connections

London Buses routes 28, 44 and night routes N28 and N44 serve the station.^[4]

Improvement work

In August 2010 a major upgrade was approved to build a new ticket office with ticket barriers on York Road.^[5] Work started in January 2011.^[6]

See also

• Wandsworth Common railway station

References

External links

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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