Wallington National Rail
Wallington is located in Greater London
Wallington
Wallington
Location of Wallington in Greater London
LocationWallington
Local authorityLondon Borough of Sutton
Managed bySouthern
Station codeWLT
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 1.978 million[2]
2019–20Increase 1.988 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.527 million[2]
2021–22Increase 1.092 million[2]
2022–23Increase 1.318 million[2]
Key dates
10 May 1847Opened as Carshalton
renamed1868
Other information
External links
WGS8451°21′37″N 0°09′03″W / 51.3603°N 0.1507°W / 51.3603; -0.1507
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View of the eastbound platform and side entrance.

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]

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

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
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Connections

London Buses routes 127, 151, 157, 410, 463, S4, and 455, school routes 612 (Non TFL) 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

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References

  1. ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "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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