Wallington railway station

Wallington
Wallington
	Wallington Location of Wallington in Greater London
Location	Wallington
Local authority	London Borough of Sutton
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	WLT
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	1.978 million
2019–20	1.988 million
2020–21	0.527 million
2021–22	1.092 million
2022–23	1.318 million
Key dates
10 May 1847	Opened as Carshalton
renamed	1868
Other information
External links	Departures; Facilities;
Coordinates	51°21′37″N 0°09′03″W / 51.3603°N 0.1507°W
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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 Waddon and Carshalton Beeches, 13 miles 5 chains (13.06 miles, 21.02 km) down the line from London Bridge, measured via Forest Hill.^[3]

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 Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[4]

2 tph to London Bridge (non-stop from Norwood Junction)
2 tph to London Victoria via Norbury
2 tph to Epsom
2 tph to Epsom Downs

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Waddon		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines		Carshalton Beeches

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

Train times and station information for Wallington railway station from National Rail
Photographs of Wallington station

References

^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 22. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
^ Table 172 National Rail timetable, May 2022

[1] "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.

[infobox_stats_ref_rail-2] "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

[3] Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 22. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.

[4] Table 172 National Rail timetable, May 2022

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Wallington

Wallington Location of Wallington in Greater London
Location	Wallington
Local authority	London Borough of Sutton
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	WLT
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes^[1]
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	1.978 million^[2]
2019–20	1.988 million^[2]
2020–21	0.527 million^[2]
2021–22	1.092 million^[2]
2022–23	1.318 million^[2]
Key dates
10 May 1847	Opened as Carshalton
renamed	1868
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°21′37″N 0°09′03″W / 51.3603°N 0.1507°W / 51.3603; -0.1507
London transport portal