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Mitcham Eastfields railway station

National Rail station in London, England

Summary

National Rail station in London, England

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name	Mitcham Eastfields
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coordinates
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manager	Southern
fare_zone	3
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locale	Eastfields and Mitcham
borough	London Borough of Merton
original	Network Rail
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access_note

Mitcham Eastfields (initially known as Eastfields during planning and construction) The infill station is located at Eastfields Road level crossing, in an area previously poorly served by public transport. The nearest station was Mitcham Junction, which along with Mitcham tram stop, was over 1 mi from the district. It is in London fare zone 3.

History

Proposals for the station have apparently existed since the 1930s. Construction started in October 2007. Following consultation, there were hopes to have the station open by December 2007.

The opening was originally scheduled for 19 May 2008 but that date was subsequently put back because Network Rail did not feel the station would be ready until early June. The opening was then planned for the morning of Monday 2 June 2008, but in the event it was delayed until the afternoon by safety inspections. It finally opened at 16:00 and the first train called at 16:11.

Design

The station cost £6 million, and was the second station to be built to a modular design developed by Network Rail, which is also used at Corby railway station and Greenhithe railway station which was the first to be constructed. The platforms are 170 m long, with a building on the up (northbound) platform. Each platform is situated downstream of the level crossing, allowing the crossing to be reopened while trains are stopped at the station, minimising the disruption to road traffic. However this means that passengers must cross Eastfields Road (no controlled crossing at present) if they wish to purchase a ticket on the northbound side and then travel southbound. The footbridge on the southbound side only allows safe movement over the railway and not the road.

Services

Services at Mitcham Eastfields are operated by Southern and Thameslink using and EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

2 tph to
2 tph to via
2 tph to
2 tph to of which 1 continues to

During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and Epsom also call at the station, as well as a single return journey between Sutton and London Bridge.

On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham.

Connections

London Buses routes 152, 463 and school route 633 serve the station.

References

"Network Map". [[Southern (train operating company).
(October 2010). "Mitcham Eastfields station to open today - LATEST". Southern Railway.
(24 August 2007). "Merton Council gives green light to Eastfields railway station". London Borough of Merton.
(11 March 2006). "Eastfields Station". TFL.
(1 February 2008). "London Connections map". ATOC.
(May 2016). "First Capital Connect - Mitcham Eastfields station".
(1 May 2008). "Modular station opens this month". [[Railway Gazette International]].
{{NRtimes. May 2022. 173, 179, 180
"Mitcham Eastfields Rail Station".

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