Beddington Lane railway station
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Beddington Lane railway station was a small single-platform station on the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line. It was situated in a semi-rural location the nearest major neighbourhoods were Beddington
and Mitcham
.
went out of business in 1846 the a new railway was built on the site by the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway who opened on the station on 22 October 1855. It was originally named Beddington but was renamed in January 1887 to Beddington Lane. In 1919 it became Beddington Lane Halt, but reverted to Beddington Lane on 5 May 1969.
The station and the others on the line were closed after the last train ran on 31 May 1997. Beddington Lane tram stop
was built on its site.
The station to the west was Mitcham Junction
, and to the east was .
Beddington
Beddington is a settlement between the London Boroughs of Sutton and Croydon. The BedZED low energy housing scheme is located here. In Beddington was a static inverter plant of HVDC Kingsnorth....
and Mitcham
Mitcham
Mitcham is a district in the south west area of London, in the London Borough of Merton. A suburban area, Mitcham is located on the border of Inner London and Outer London. It is both residentially and financially developed, well served by Transport for London, and home to Mitcham Town Centre,...
.
History
After the Surrey Iron RailwaySurrey Iron Railway
The Surrey Iron Railway was a horse drawn plateway whose width approximated to a standard gauge railway that linked the former Surrey towns of Wandsworth and Croydon via Mitcham...
went out of business in 1846 the a new railway was built on the site by the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway who opened on the station on 22 October 1855. It was originally named Beddington but was renamed in January 1887 to Beddington Lane. In 1919 it became Beddington Lane Halt, but reverted to Beddington Lane on 5 May 1969.
The station and the others on the line were closed after the last train ran on 31 May 1997. Beddington Lane tram stop
Beddington Lane tram stop
Beddington Lane tram stop is a halt on the Tramlink service. There was previously a railway station on this site, on the single track line from Wimbledon to Croydon, which closed in 1997 in order for it to be converted for Tramlink use. The stop is accessible from the east from Beddington Lane, and...
was built on its site.
The station to the west was Mitcham Junction
Mitcham Junction station
Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by First Capital Connect and Southern trains, and a Tramlink stop. It is in the London Borough of Merton and is in Travelcard Zone 4.The station opened on 1 October 1868...
, and to the east was .