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{{Infobox London station
{{Infobox London station

| name = Clapham Junction
| name = Clapham Junction
| symbol = rail
| symbol = rail
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| image_name = Clapham Junction Railway Station South Western Entrance.jpg
| image_name = Clapham Junction Railway Station South Western Entrance.jpg
| caption = South West (Brighton Yard) entrance
| caption = South West (Brighton Yard) entrance
| locale = [[Battersea]]
| borough = [[London Borough of Wandsworth]]
| manager = [[South West Trains]]
| manager = [[South West Trains]]
| railcode = CLJ
| platforms = 17 <!-- Note: There are 18 as there is Platform 0 which is abandoned.-->
| fare_zone = 2
| fare_zone = 2
| access = yes
| access = yes
| access_note = <ref>[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/CLJ/details.html National Rail: Clapham Junction] Accessed 7 August 2011</ref>
| access_note = <ref>[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/CLJ/details.html National Rail: Clapham Junction] Accessed 7 August 2011</ref>
| locale = [[Battersea]]
| cyclepark = Yes - external
| borough = [[London Borough of Wandsworth]]
| toilets = Yes - behind gateline
| latitude = 51.4646
| latitude = 51.4646
| longitude = -0.1705
| longitude = -0.1705
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| events1 = Opened
| events1 = Opened
| years1 = 2 March 1863
| years1 = 2 March 1863
| platforms = 17 <!-- Note: There are 18 as there is Platform 0 which is abandoned.-->
| cyclepark = Yes - external
| toilets = Yes - behind gateline
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'''Clapham Junction railway station''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|æ|p|əm}}<ref>[http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/clapham-junction Pronunciation given by Oxford Learners' Dictionaries]</ref>) is a major railway station and [[transport hub]] near St John's Hill in the south-west of [[Battersea]] in the [[London Borough of Wandsworth]]. Although it is in Battersea, the area around the station is commonly identified as Clapham Junction.
'''Clapham Junction railway station''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|æ|p|əm}}<ref>[http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/clapham-junction Pronunciation given by Oxford Learners' Dictionaries]</ref>) is a major railway station and [[transport hub]] near St John's Hill in the south-west of [[Battersea]] in the [[London Borough of Wandsworth]]. Although it is in Battersea, the area around the station is commonly identified as Clapham Junction.
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===Platforms===
===Platforms===
[[File:Clapham Junction Railway Station - Foot Tunnel at Night - London - 240404.jpg|thumb|The subway at Clapham Junction at night.]]
[[File:Clapham Junction Railway Station - Foot Tunnel at Night - London - 240404.jpg|thumb|noclear=yesThe subway at Clapham Junction at night.]]
The station has 17 platforms, 1 to 17. The original platform 1 (now 0) is disused, and platform 2 has been split into two (1 and 2). Platforms 1-6, the northern group, lie in a west-southwesterly direction; platforms 7-17, the southern group, in a southwesterly direction. Sidings leading into railway sheds at the west of the station separate the two groups.
The station has 17 platforms, 1 to 17. The original platform 1 (now 0) is disused, and platform 2 has been split into two (1 and 2). Platforms 1-6, the northern group, lie in a west-southwesterly direction; platforms 7-17, the southern group, in a southwesterly direction. Sidings leading into railway sheds at the west of the station separate the two groups.


===Station announcements===
===Station announcements===
Currently, the voices of [[Phil Sayer]]<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/7004593/We-are-sorry-to-announce-Britains-most-apologetic-couple.html| We are sorry to announce: Britain's most apologetic couple]</ref> and Celia Drummond are played at this station in automated station announcements.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
Currently, the voices of [[Phil Sayer]]<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/7004593/We-are-sorry-to-announce-Britains-most-apologetic-couple.html| We are sorry to announce: Britain's most apologetic couple]</ref> and Celia Drummond{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} are played at this station in automated station announcements.


==Services==
==Services==
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*2 to Hampton Court
*2 to Hampton Court
*1 to Haslemere
*1 to Haslemere
*4 to Highbury & Islington via Denmark Hill<ref name=LOELL2012timetable>http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/highbury-and-islington-west-croydon-clapham-junction-december-2012.pdf</ref>
*4 to Highbury & Islington via Denmark Hill<ref name=LOELL2014timetable>[https://www.tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/highbury-islington-to-west-croydon-and-clapham-junction-timetable-december-2014.pdf| Highbury & Islington to West Croydon/Clapham Junction timetable]</ref>
*1 to Horsham via Sutton and Dorking
*1 to Horsham via Sutton and Dorking
*1 to Littlehampton and Eastbourne, dividing at Haywards Heath
*1 to Littlehampton and Eastbourne, dividing at Haywards Heath
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*2 to Weybridge via Brentford, Hounslow and Staines
*2 to Weybridge via Brentford, Hounslow and Staines
*1 to Weymouth
*1 to Weymouth
*4 to Willesden Junction, of which 2 continue to Stratford<ref name=LONLL2012timetable>http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/richmond-clapham-junction-stratford-december-2012.pdf</ref>
*4 to Willesden Junction, of which 2 continue to Stratford<ref name=LONLL2014timetable>[https://www.tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/richmond-and-clapham-junction-to-stratford-timetable-december-2014.pdf| Richmond/Clapham Junction to Stratford timetable]</ref>
*2 to Windsor & Eton Riverside
*2 to Windsor & Eton Riverside
*2 to Woking (slow)
*2 to Woking (slow)

Revision as of 07:48, 7 February 2015

{{Infobox London station

| name = Clapham Junction | symbol = rail | symbol2 = overground | image_name = Clapham Junction Railway Station South Western Entrance.jpg | caption = South West (Brighton Yard) entrance | locale = Battersea | borough = London Borough of Wandsworth | manager = South West Trains | railcode = CLJ | platforms = 17 | fare_zone = 2 | access = yes | access_note = [1] | cyclepark = Yes - external | toilets = Yes - behind gateline | latitude = 51.4646 | longitude = -0.1705 | owner = Network Rail | events1 = Opened | years1 = 2 March 1863 | railexits0809 = Decrease 17.508 | railexits0910 = Increase 17.758 | railexits1011 = Increase 19.671 | railexits1112 = Increase 21.918 | railexits1213 = Increase 23.623 | railexits1314 = Increase 25.287

  1. ^ National Rail: Clapham Junction Accessed 7 August 2011