Mitcham railway station (England)

For other uses, see Mitcham station (disambiguation).

Mitcham
Former Mitcham Station
Mitcham is located in Greater London
Mitcham
Mitcham
Location of Mitcham in Greater London
LocationMitcham
Local authorityLondon Borough of Merton
Grid referenceTQ272681
OwnerRailtrack
Number of platforms2 (later reduced to 1)
Railway companies
Original companyWimbledon and Croydon Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
22 October 1855Opened
2 June 1997Closed
Replaced byMitcham tram stop
Other information
Coordinates51°23′51″N 0°10′16″W / 51.397539°N 0.171125°W / 51.397539; -0.171125
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Mitcham railway station was a railway station in Mitcham in the London Borough of Merton, England. It closed after the last train ran on 31 May 1997. Mitcham tram stop replaced the station, and is located just east of the original site.

History

After the Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) went out of business in 1846, the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway (W&CR) took over the route and opened the station on 22 October 1855.[1][2] The route was then operated as a conventional railway, until it was closed by Railtrack after the last train on 31 May 1997, for conversion to tram operation. Station Court, on the north of the tram line and east of London Road A217 was originally used as a merchant's home.[3]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 161. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Green, Lionel (1998). The Railways of Merton. Merton Historical Society. ISBN 1-903899-10-9.
  3. ^ Retracing the first public railway by D.A.Bayliss page 34


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Morden Road   Connex South Central
West Croydon to Wimbledon Line 		  Mitcham Junction