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Tooting railway station

Railway station in South London

Tooting railway station
Summary

Railway station in South London

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boroughLondon Borough of Merton
years112 August 1894
events1Opened as resited Tooting Junction
years21 January 1917
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years327 August 1923
events3Reopened
years41 March 1938
events4Renamed Tooting
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A 1908 [[Railway Clearing House]] map of lines around Tooting station.

Tooting is a railway station serving Tooting in South London; it is within London fare zone 3. The station is located in the London Borough of Merton but fronts onto the London Borough of Wandsworth where Tooting is actually located. The station is served by Thameslink trains on the Sutton Loop Line.

History

The station opened in 1894 as Tooting Junction, replacing an earlier station of the same name, which was located a few hundred yards west and had opened in 1868. It was renamed Tooting in 1938, following the closure of the branch line from Tooting to Merton Park to passenger traffic in 1929.

Prior to the introduction of Thameslink services it was served by the London Bridge loop trains via Wimbledon.

Work to build a footbridge with lifts, enabling step-free access, began in 2023. It was completed in February 2025.

Services

All services at Tooting are operated by Thameslink using EMUs.

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

  • 2 tph to
  • 2 tph to via

A small number of late evening services are extended beyond St Albans City to and daytime services on Sundays are extended to .

Connections

London Buses routes 44, 77, 264, 270, 280 and 355 and night route N44 serve the station.

References

References

  1. (21 April 2023). "Work starting on adding step-free access to Tooting station".
  2. (2025-02-25). "Works complete at Tooting Station with improved facilities for passengers".
  3. {{NRtimes. May 2022. 173, 179
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