Sutton railway station (London)

Sutton
Sutton station at the end of Sutton High Street
Sutton Location of Sutton in Greater London
Location	Sutton
Local authority	London Borough of Sutton
Managed by	Southern
Station code	SUO
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	6.065 million
2012–13	6.353 million
2013–14	6.607 million
2014–15	6.779 million
– interchange	0.644 million
2015–16	7.111 million
– interchange	0.649 million
Key dates
1847	Opened (LB&SCR)
1865	Start (Epsom Downs line)
1868	Start (Mitcham Junction line)
1930	Start (Wimbledon line)
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°21′36″N 0°11′25″W / 51.3601°N 0.1903°W / 51.3601; -0.1903Coordinates: 51°21′36″N 0°11′25″W / 51.3601°N 0.1903°W / 51.3601; -0.1903

Sutton railway station is in the London Borough of Sutton in south London. It is the main station for Sutton town. It is served by Southern and Thameslink trains, and lies in Travelcard Zone 5.

Sutton station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) on 10 May 1847, when the railway opened its line from West Croydon to Epsom. A branch to Epsom Downs was opened on 22 May 1865, followed by a line to Mitcham Junction on 1 October 1868. The final change to the station came when the branch to Wimbledon opened on 5 January 1930.

Until the early 1980s, it was possible to catch a direct express train to the coast from here to Bognor Regis, Chichester or Portsmouth. This service, until its withdrawal, also gave Sutton its fastest ever journey time to London Victoria, of 17 minutes. Since the mid-1980s, these express services have been routed via East Croydon in order to serve Gatwick Airport; passengers from Sutton for the south coast now have to change at Horsham, or alternatively travel to West Croydon station and walk, take the bus or use Croydon's Tramlink service to reach East Croydon station.