Mitcham Junction is a National Rail

National Rail

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 station served by First Capital Connect

First Capital Connect

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 and Southern

Southern (train operating company)

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 trains, and a Tramlink

Tramlink

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 stop. It is in the London Borough of Merton

London Borough of Merton

The London Borough of Merton is a borough in southwest London, England.The borough was formed under the London Government Act in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey...

 and is in Travelcard Zone 4

Travelcard Zone 4

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.

The station opened on 1 October 1868. Despite its name, Mitcham Junction no longer has a junction: one of the two lines that crossed here (the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line) has become a grade-separated Tramlink route. The other line is used by services between Sutton

London Borough of Sutton

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 and London Victoria, or London Blackfriars

Blackfriars station

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 and beyond. This line still has sharp curves at either end of the station where the junctions were located and speed is limited to 20 miles per hour (32.2 km/h).

Mitcham Junction is not in the centre of Mitcham but is near the historic Cricket Green

Mitcham Cricket Green

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 Conservation Area

Conservation area

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, across Mitcham Common

Mitcham Common

Mitcham Common or Seven Islands is 182 hectares of common land situated in South London. It is predominantly in the London borough of Merton, with parts straddling the borders with Sutton and Croydon.- History :...

. The nearest mainline railway station to the commercial centre of Mitcham is Mitcham Eastfields

Mitcham Eastfields railway station

Mitcham Eastfields is a railway station in London, United Kingdom, which opened on 2 June 2008. The station is located at Eastfields Road level crossing, in an area previously poorly served by public transport...

 located between Mitcham Junction and Streatham which opened on 2 June 2008.

As part of a programme of improvements being run by Southern, the office and yard which were once adjacent to the northern platform were levelled in early 2010. In addition, the station is now open for about 19 hours per day. Work continues on the improvement of the station buildings.

Services

The typical off-peak train service per hour is:

• 2tph (trains per hour) to St Albans via Herne Hill
  Herne Hill railway station
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   and London Blackfriars
  Blackfriars station
  Blackfriars station, also known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex in the City of London, England. Its platforms will eventually span the River Thames a short distance downstream from Blackfriars Bridge. The current entrance is located on the...
  
  
• 2tph to London Victoria via Clapham Junction
  Clapham Junction railway station
  Clapham Junction railway station is near St John's Hill in the south-west of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Although it is in Battersea, the area around the station is commonly identified as Clapham Junction....
  
  
• 2tph to Wimbledon
  Wimbledon station
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   via Sutton
• 2tph to Epsom
  Epsom
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   via Hackbridge
  Hackbridge railway station
  Hackbridge railway station is a railway station at Hackbridge in the London Borough of Sutton in South London. The station is served by First Capital Connect and Southern trains...
  
   and Sutton

The typical off-peak tram service per hour is:

• 8tph to Wimbledon
  Wimbledon station
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• 8tph to New Addington
  New Addington
  New Addington is an area on the edge of South London in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a large local authority estate surrounded by open countryside, woodland and golf courses. The Prime Meridian crosses the eastern edge of New Addington...
  
  

Transport links

London bus routes 127, S1 pass the station and route 264 9mins walk to the station.

Layout

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Side Platform Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
Eastbound	towards New Addington New Addington tram stop New Addington is a terminal tram stop serving New Addington, in the London Borough of Croydon, in the southern suburbs of London. The tram stop is served by Tramlink route 3, which connects New Addington with Wimbledon via central Croydon.-Connections:...
Westbound	towards Wimbledon Wimbledon station Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton, and is the only London station that provides an interchange between rail, Underground, and Tramlink services...
Side Platform Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

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