Wimbledon Park tube station
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  Wimbledon Park Location of Wimbledon Park in Greater London | |
| Location | Wimbledon Park |
| Local authority | London Borough of Merton |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2019 |  2.15 million[1] |
| 2020 |  1.14 million[2] |
| 2021 | 1.05 million[3] |
| 2022 | 1.70 million[4] |
| 2023 | 1.84 million[5] |
| Key dates | |
| 3 June 1889 | Opened (DR) |
| 1 July 1889 | Started (L&SWR) |
| 1941 | Ended (SR) |
| 1994 | Transferred to LUL |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°26′02″N 0°12′00″W / 51.434°N 0.200°W |
 London transport portal | |
Wimbledon Park is a London Underground station in Wimbledon. The station is on the District line and is between Southfields and Wimbledon stations. The station is located on Arthur Road close to the junction with Melrose Avenue close to the eastern side of Wimbledon Park. It is about 200 m west of Durnsford Road (A218) and is in Travelcard Zone 3.
History
The station was opened by the District Railway (DR, now the District line) on 3 June 1889 on an extension from Template:LUL stations to Template:LUL stations. The extension was built by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) which, starting on 1 July 1889, ran its own trains over the line from a connection at East Putney to its Clapham Junction to Barnes line.
The section of the District line from Putney Bridge to Wimbledon was the last part of the line to be converted from steam operation to electric. Electric trains began running on 27 August 1905.
Main line services through Wimbledon Park were ended by the Southern Railway (successor to the L&SWR) on 4 May 1941, although the line remained in British Rail ownership until 1 April 1994 when it was transferred to London Underground. Until the transfer, the station was branded as a British Rail station. The route from Wimbledon to Wandsworth Town (Point Pleasant Junction) is still used by South West Trains for empty stock movements and occasional service train diversions, as well as three daily South West Trains services which run to and from Waterloo via the route in the early hours of the morning;[6] so South West Trains trains pass through Wimbledon Park station on a daily basis, but without stopping. There are very infrequent movements of Network Rail engineering trains and light engine movements through the station as well.
On 18 June 2012, Surrey cricketer Tom Maynard was hit and killed by a London Underground train while trying to escape from police near Wimbledon Park station.[7][8]
In 2018, it was announced that the station would gain step free access by 2022, as part of a £200m investment to increase the number of accessible stations on the Tube.[9]
Connections
London Buses route 156 serve the station.
Past plans
Wimbledon Park was a proposed stop on the Chelsea-Hackney Line, now known as Crossrail 2. It was envisioned that the station's District line services would have been replaced by the new line.
References
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "PSUL 2016 - Greater London" Maund, R; Passenger Train Services over Unusual Lines; Retrieved 26 May 2016
- ^ "Cricketer Tom Maynard dies after being hit by London Underground train". BBC News. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Scott-Elliott, Robin (18 June 2012). "Surrey cricketer Tom Maynard dies after being hit by London Underground train after trying to escape police". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Huge boost for accessibility as further 13 stations to go step-free". London City Hall. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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