Wandsworth Town railway station
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| Interactive map of Wandsworth Town | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wandsworth |
| Local authority | London Borough of Wandsworth |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Station code | WNT |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 |  0.951 million[1] |
| 2021–22 |  2.535 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 3.339 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | 3.593 million[1] |
| 2024–25 | 3.786 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 27 July 1846 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′39″N 0°11′16″W / 51.4609°N 0.1879°W |
Wandsworth Town railway station is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south London, in London fare zone 2. It is 4 miles 60 chains (7.6 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.
History
The station opened as Wandsworth when the Nine Elms to Richmond line came into service on 27 July 1846. It was shifted east to its present location in "around 1860".[2] It was renamed Wandsworth Town on 7 October 1903.[3]
On 1 December 1958 burglars used gelignite to break into the safe in the booking hall. However, there was only £10.00 (equivalent to £204 in 2025)[4] in the safe.[5] The station was attacked again in 1973 when the recently redecorated station was set ablaze. The ticket office was completely burned out and the entrance hall, staircase, staff room and engineers' store were badly damaged.[6] Just under two years later, on 11 November 1974, the temporary booking office was set alight which also carried through the staircase and damaged the platform buildings.[7]
Services
All services at Wandsworth Town are operated by South Western Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8]
- 4 tph to London Waterloo
- 2 tph to Teddington via Richmond, returning to London Waterloo via Kingston and Wimbledon
- 2 tph to Weybridge via Hounslow
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Clapham Junction | South Western Railway |
Putney | ||
| South Western Railway |
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Connections
London Buses routes 28, 44 and night routes N28 and N44 serve the station.[9]
Improvement work
In August 2010 a major upgrade was approved to build a new ticket office with ticket barriers on York Road.[10] Work started in January 2011.[11]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Table 1415: Time series of passenger entries, exits and interchanges by station, Great Britain, annual data, April 1997 to March 2025" (ODS). Office of Rail Regulation. 4 December 2025. Archived from the original on 9 March 2026. Note: Methodology may vary year-on-year.
- ↑ Joe Brown, "London Railway Atlas, 5th Edition", 2018
- ↑ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
- ↑ UK Consumer Price Index inflation figures from 1209–2024 based on data from "Inflation calculator". Bank of England. London. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Gelignite raiders wreck station". Daily Express. United Kingdom. 2 December 1958. Retrieved 20 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Thieves blamed for rail blaze". London Evening News. United Kingdom. 19 January 1973. Retrieved 20 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Police Probe Rail Fires". London Evening News. United Kingdom. 11 November 1974. Retrieved 20 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Table 149 National Rail timetable, December 2024
- ↑ "Wandsworth Town Rail Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ Wandsworth Town Station upgrade approved Clapham Junction Action Group 6 September 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ Wandsworth Town upgrade work begins Network Rail 21 January 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
External links
- Train times and station information for Wandsworth Town railway station from National Rail
