Mitcham Junction station

Mitcham Junction
Interactive map of Mitcham Junction
General information
Location	Mitcham
Local authority	London Borough of Merton
Managed by	Southern
Station code	MIJ
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes1
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2020–21	0.168 million2
2021–22	0.324 million2
2022–23	0.350 million2
2023–24	0.379 million2
2024–25	0.408 million2
Key dates
1 October 1868	Opened
3 March 1929	Electrified to Epsom
31 May 1997	West Croydon to Wimbledon Line Closed
30 May 2000	Tramlink opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°23′35″N 0°09′27″W / 51.393°N 0.1576°W / 51.393; -0.1576

Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by Southern and Thameslink trains. It also has a Tramlink stop.³ It is in the London Borough of Merton and is in London fare zone 4.

The station opened on 1 October 1868⁴ specifically to provide an interchange between the new "South London & Sutton Junction Railway", later re-branded as part of the Portsmouth Line, and the existing "Wimbledon & Croydon Railway".

Despite its name, Mitcham Junction is no longer a railway junction; one of the lines that crossed here (the W&CR) has become a grade-separated tramline, the Croydon Tramlink. Only the Portsmouth Line remains, used by services from Sutton and beyond to London Victoria, and from Sutton to London Blackfriars and beyond. The line still has sharp curves at either end of the station where the junctions were located and speed is limited to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).⁵

The platforms can accommodate 7 coaches. For longer trains selective door opening is used.

Mitcham Junction is not near the centre of Mitcham but on Mitcham Common next to Mitcham Golf Club, and not far from the historic Cricket Green Conservation Area. The nearest railway station to the commercial centre of Mitcham is Mitcham Eastfields, between Mitcham Junction and Streatham, which opened in June 2008.

National Rail services at Mitcham Junction are operated by Southern and Thameslink using Class 377 and 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:⁶

• 2 tph to London Victoria
• 2 tph to St Albans City via Herne Hill
• 2 tph to Sutton
• 2 tph to Dorking of which 1 continues to Horsham

During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and Epsom also call at the station, as well as a single return journey between Sutton and London Bridge.

On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham.

The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Mitcham Junction is:⁷⁸

• 6 tph in each direction between Beckenham Junction and Wimbledon
• 6 tph in each direction between Elmers End and Wimbledon

Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn model low-floor trams.⁹

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Mitcham Eastfields		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines		Hackbridge
		Thameslink Sutton & Mole Valley Lines
Preceding station	Tramlink			Following station
Mitcham towards Wimbledon		Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction		Beddington Lane towards Beckenham Junction
		Tramlink Wimbledon to Elmers End		Beddington Lane towards Elmers End
Disused railways
Mitcham		Connex South Central West Croydon to Wimbledon Line		Beddington Lane

London Buses routes 127 and S1 serve the station and tram stop.¹⁰