Mitcham Junction railway station
Mitcham Junction  
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 Mitcham Junction
Location of Mitcham Junction in Greater London
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| Location | Mitcham |
| Local authority | London Borough of Merton |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | MIJ |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| Tramlink annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2009–10 | 0.524 million |
| 2010–11 | 0.555 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 0.387 million |
| 2012–13 |
0.400 million |
| 2013–14 |
0.459 million |
| 2014–15 |
0.490 million |
| 2015–16 |
0.553 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1868 | Opened |
| 31 May 1997 | West Croydon to Wimbledon Line Closed |
| 2000 | Tramlink opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°23′35″N 0°09′27″W / 51.393°N 0.1576°WCoordinates: 51°23′35″N 0°09′27″W / 51.393°N 0.1576°W |
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Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by Southern and Thameslink 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. Despite its name, Mitcham Junction no longer has a junction: one of the two lines that crossed here (the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line) has become a grade-separated Tramlink route. The other line is used by services between Sutton and London Victoria, or London Blackfriars and beyond. This 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). or 20 miles per hour (32 km/h).
Mitcham Junction is not in the centre of Mitcham but is near the historic Cricket Green Conservation Area, across Mitcham Common. The nearest main line railway station to the commercial centre of Mitcham is Mitcham Eastfields located between Mitcham Junction and Streatham which opened on 2 June 2008.
As part of a programme of improvements being run by Southern, the office and yard which were once adjacent to the northern platform were levelled in early 2010. In addition, the station is now open for about 19 hours per day. Work continues on the improvement of the station buildings.
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
The typical off-peak tram service per hour is:
London Buses routes 127 and S1 serve the station and tram stop.
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