West Sutton railway station
West Sutton  | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Sutton |
| Local authority | London Borough of Sutton |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Station code | WSU |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |  0.301 million[1] |
| 2012–13 |  0.301 million[1] |
| 2013–14 | 0.352 million[1] |
| 2014–15 | 0.379 million[1] |
| 2015–16 |  0.371 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 1930 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
 London transport portal | |
West Sutton railway station is in the London Borough of Sutton in South London. The station is served by Thameslink trains on the Sutton Loop Line. It is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is a few minutes walk away from Gander Green Lane, the home ground of Sutton United.
History
Parliamentary approval for a line from Wimbledon to Sutton had been obtained by the Wimbledon and Sutton Railway (W&SR) in 1910 but work had been delayed by World War I.[2] From the W&SR's inception, the District Railway (DR) was a shareholder of the company and had rights to run trains over the line when built. In the 1920s, the London Electric Railway (LER, precursor of London Underground) planned, through its ownership of the DR, to use part of the route for an extension of the City and South London Railway (C&SLR, now the Northern line) to Sutton.[2] The SR objected and an agreement was reached that enabled the C&SLR to extend as far as Morden in exchange for the LER giving up its rights over the W&SR route. The SR subsequently built the line, one of the last to be built in the London area. The station opened on 5 January 1930 when full services on the line were extended from South Merton.[2]
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is 2 trains per hour to Wimbledon (clockwise around the loop) and 2 trains per hour to Sutton (anticlockwise). Most trains continue to London Blackfriars and beyond while the peak-only Southern services terminate at London Bridge.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton | Thameslink Wimbledon Loop |
Sutton Common | ||
| Southern Sutton Loop Line Peak hours only |
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Connections
London Buses route 413 serve the station.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ a b c Jackson, Alan A. (December 1966). "The Wimbledon & Sutton Railway – A late arrival on the South London suburban scene" (PDF). The Railway Magazine: 675–680. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
External links
- Train times and station information for West Sutton railway station from National Rail
