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]
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  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 |
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| Coordinates | 51°21′37″N 0°09′03″W / 51.3603°N 0.1507°W |
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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
editAll 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.
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Connections
editLondon 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
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- Train times and station information for Wallington railway station from National Rail
- Photographs of Wallington station
References
edit- ^ "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