Wallington | |
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Location of Wallington in Greater London
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Location | Wallington |
Local authority | London Borough of Sutton |
Managed by | Southern |
Station code | WLT |
DfT category | C2 |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 5 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2011–12 | 1.958 million |
2012–13 | 2.072 million |
2013–14 | 2.115 million |
2014–15 | 2.179 million |
2015–16 | 2.094 million |
Key dates | |
10 May 1847 | Opened |
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WGS84 | 51°21′37″N 0°09′03″W / 51.3603°N 0.1507°WCoordinates: 51°21′37″N 0°09′03″W / 51.3603°N 0.1507°W |
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Wallington railway station is in the London Borough of Sutton in south London. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southern, and is in Travelcard Zone 5.
The station was opened on 10 May 1847 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway as 'Carshalton' on the new Croydon to Epsom railway and was renamed to 'Wallington' in 1868 when the new Carshalton railway station opened in Carshalton village. During 2009 some renovations to the station were undertaken, including platform raising.
Ticket barriers are in operation at this station.
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
This station also used to have a frequent train service to London Bridge and the City, however, this service was withdrawn with the exception of a couple of through trains at rush hour.
There are also limited peak hour direct weekday services to/from London Bridge, Guildford and Dorking.
London Buses routes 127, 151, 157, 410, 463 and S4, and school routes 612 (Non TFL) and 627 serve the station. Northbound journeys serve bus stops in the Station Approach road. Most southbound journeys stop on Manor Road opposite the entrance to Station Approach.