Tooting Junction station
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Tooting Junction railway station (Tooting, Merton & Wimbledon Railway) was a station in Tooting
on the Merton branch of that railway. It was opened in 1868. It also served one line from Wimbledon
into Central London
.
In 1894 to better handle the volume of traffic it was re-sited slightly east and in 1938 it became Tooting railway station
. With the closure of the Merton branch to passengers in 1929 it had remained a freight only junction (until 1975) and also retained its own small goods yard.
After closure the station building survived as a private dwelling until demolished in 2004, new houses were built on the site. Fragments of the platforms remain, and the original footbridge is still used as a pedestrian bridge over the railway. The former goods yard and part of the trackbed towards Merton Abbey is now the site of a Lidl supermarket.
Tooting
Tooting is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated south south-west of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
on the Merton branch of that railway. It was opened in 1868. It also served one line from Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
into Central London
Central London
Central London is the innermost part of London, England. There is no official or commonly accepted definition of its area, but its characteristics are understood to include a high density built environment, high land values, an elevated daytime population and a concentration of regionally,...
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In 1894 to better handle the volume of traffic it was re-sited slightly east and in 1938 it became Tooting railway station
Tooting railway station
Tooting railway station is in the London Borough of Merton in South London, in Travelcard Zone 3. The station is served by First Capital Connect and Southern trains, and is on the Sutton Loop....
. With the closure of the Merton branch to passengers in 1929 it had remained a freight only junction (until 1975) and also retained its own small goods yard.
After closure the station building survived as a private dwelling until demolished in 2004, new houses were built on the site. Fragments of the platforms remain, and the original footbridge is still used as a pedestrian bridge over the railway. The former goods yard and part of the trackbed towards Merton Abbey is now the site of a Lidl supermarket.