Tooting railway station

This article is about the current Tooting station formerly known as Tooting Junction. For the original Tooting Junction station, see Tooting Junction railway station (1868–1894).

Tooting National Rail
Tooting is located in Greater London
Tooting
Tooting
Location of Tooting in Greater London
LocationTooting
Local authorityLondon Borough of Merton
Managed byThameslink
Station code(s)TOO
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Increase 1.045 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.392 million[1]
2021–22Increase 0.631 million[1]
2022–23Increase 0.703 million[1]
2023–24Increase 0.747 million[1]
Key dates
12 August 1894Opened as resited Tooting Junction
1 January 1917Temporarily closed
27 August 1923Reopened
1 March 1938Renamed Tooting
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°25′11″N 0°09′37″W / 51.4196°N 0.1603°W / 51.4196; -0.1603
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A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Tooting station.

Tooting is a railway station serving Tooting in South London; it is within Travelcard Zone 3. The station is located in the London Borough of Merton but fronts onto the London Borough of Wandsworth where Tooting is actually located. The station is served by Thameslink trains on the Sutton Loop Line.

History

The station opened in 1894 as Tooting Junction, replacing an earlier station of the same name, which was located a few hundred yards west and had opened in 1868. It was renamed Tooting in 1938, following the closure of the branch line from Tooting to Merton Park to passenger traffic in 1929.

Prior to the introduction of Thameslink services it was served by the London Bridge loop trains via Wimbledon.

Two lifts offering step-free access to the two platforms will be added in 2024.[2]

Services

All services at Tooting are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

A small number of late evening services are extended beyond St Albans City to Bedford and daytime services on Sundays are extended to Luton.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
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Connections

London Buses routes 44, 77, 264, 270, 280 and 355 and night route N44 serve the station.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ "Work starting on adding step-free access to Tooting station". ianVisits. 21 April 2023.
  3. ^ Table 173, 179 National Rail timetable, May 2022
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