Colliers Wood tube station

Colliers Wood

The station entrance
Colliers Wood Location of Colliers Wood in Greater London
Location	Colliers Wood
Local authority	London Borough of Merton
Managed by	London Underground
Owner	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2008	5.480 million
2009	5.295 million
2010	5.560 million
Original company	London Electric Railway
13 September 1926	Opened
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink

Colliers Wood is a London Underground station in South London. The station is on the Northern Line, between Tooting Broadway and South Wimbledon stations. It is located at the corner of Merton High Street (A24) and Christchurch Road. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3.

History

The station was designed by Charles Holden and was opened on 13 September 1926 as part of the Morden extension of the City & South London Railway, which is now part of the Northern Line.

The station is close to Merton Bus garage which opened in 1913.

Transport connections

London Bus routes 57, 131, 152, 200, 219 and 470 serve the station

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Construction of escalators at Colliers Wood, 1926
  • Colliers Wood station, 1927
  • View along Platform, 1934
  • Colliers Wood station, 2001

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
South Wimbledon towards Morden		Northern line		Tooting Broadway towards Edgware, Mill Hill East or High Barnet