Wallington railway station explained

Wallington
Manager:Southern
Fare Zone:5
Locale:Wallington
Borough:London Borough of Sutton
Events1:Opened as Carshalton
Years1:10 May 1847
Events2:1868
Years2:renamed
Platforms:2
Railexits0405:1.364
Railexits0506: 1.286
Railexits0607: 1.921
Railexits0708: 1.961
Railexits0809: 1.823
Railexits0910: 1.772
Railexits1011: 1.848
Railexits1112: 1.958
Railexits1213: 2.072
Railexits1314: 2.115
Railexits1415: 2.179
Railexits1516: 2.094
Railexits1617: 1.867
Railexits1718: 1.778 -->
Railexits1819: 1.978
Railexits1920: 1.988
Railexits2021: 0.527
Railexits2122: 1.092
Railexits2223: 1.318
Railcode:WLT
Dft Category:C2
Coordinates:51.3603°N -0.1507°W
Access:yes
Symbol:rail

Wallington railway station is in the London Borough of Sutton in south London. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southern, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is between and, down the line from, measured via Forest Hill.[1]

The station was opened on 10 May 1847 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway as 'Carshalton' on the new Croydon to Epsom railway and was renamed to 'Wallington' in 1868 when the new Carshalton railway station opened in Carshalton village. During 2009 some renovations to the station were undertaken, including platform raising.

Ticket barriers are in operation at this station.

Services

All services at Wallington are operated by Southern using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service between London Victoria and .

Connections

London Buses routes 127, 151, 157, 410, 463 and S4, school routes 612 and 627 serve the station. Northbound journeys serve bus stops in the Station Approach road. Most southbound journeys stop on Manor Road opposite the entrance to Station Approach.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Yonge, John . Jacobs . Gerald . Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL . 3rd . November 2008 . 1994 . Trackmaps . Bradford on Avon . 978-0-9549866-4-3 . map 22 .