West Sutton railway station

West Sutton National Rail
West Sutton
Location of West Sutton in Greater London
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
2004–05 99,756[1]
2005–06 0.104 million[1]
2006–07 Increase 0.190 million[1]
2007–08 Increase 0.324 million[1]
2008–09 Decrease 0.271 million[1]
2009–10 Decrease 0.249 million[1]
2010–11 Increase 0.270 million[1]
2011–12 Increase 0.301 million[1]
2012–13 Steady 0.301 million[1]
2013–14 Increase 0.352 million[1]
Key dates
1930 Opened
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
London Transport portal
UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°21′57″N 0°12′19″W / 51.3659°N 0.2052°W / 51.3659; -0.2052

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.

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 Following station
Sutton   Thameslink LPP
Wimbledon Loop
  Sutton Common
  Southern
Sutton Loop Line
Peak hours only
 

Connections

London Buses route 413 serve the station.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. 1 2 3 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.

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