Wandsworth Town railway station explained

Wandsworth Town
Symbol:rail
Railcode:WNT
Dft Category:C2
Manager:South Western Railway
Fare Zone:2
Locale:Wandsworth
Borough:London Borough of Wandsworth
Events1:Opened
Years1:27 July 1846
Platforms:4
Railexits0405: 0.835
Railexits0506: 0.846
Railexits0607: 1.724
Railexits0708: 2.707
Railexits0809: 2.620
Railexits0910: 2.793
Railexits1011: 3.214
Railexits1112: 3.451
Railexits1213: 3.639
Railexits1314: 3.729
Railexits1415: 3.929
Railexits1516: 4.175
Railexits1617: 4.087
Railexits1718: 4.325 -->
Railexits1819: 4.301
Railexits1920: 4.003
Railexits2021: 0.951
Railexits2122: 2.535
Railexits2223: 3.339
Coordinates:51.4609°N -0.1879°W

Wandsworth Town railway station is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south London, in Travelcard Zone 2. It is 4chain60chain down the line from .

The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

History

The station opened as Wandsworth when the Nine Elms to Richmond line came into service on 27 July 1846. It was shifted east to its present location in "around 1860".[1] It was renamed Wandsworth Town on 7 October 1903.[2]

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

Connections

London Buses routes 28, 44 and night routes N28 and N44 serve the station.[3]

Improvement work

In August 2010 a major upgrade was approved to build a new ticket office with ticket barriers on York Road.[4] Work started in January 2011.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Joe Brown, "London Railway Atlas, 5th Edition", 2018
  2. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
  3. Web site: Wandsworth Town Rail Station . 2023-01-05 . Transport for London . en-GB.
  4. http://cjag.org/2010/09/06/wandsworth-town-station-upgrade-approved/ Wandsworth Town Station upgrade approved
  5. http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=5741&NewsAreaID=2 Wandsworth Town upgrade work begins