Wandsworth Road railway station
Encyclopedia
Wandsworth Road railway station is on the South London Line
from London Victoria to (London, England).
It is operated by Southern
. The next stations are to the west, towards Victoria and to the east, towards London Bridge.
The station was opened on 1 March 1863. It was partially closed on 3 April 1916, but closed completely on 19 May 1926; . The former London,Brighton and South Coast Railway platforms reopened on 20 September 1926.. The former South Eastern & Chatham Line platforms closed in 1916 have since been demolished.
Wandsworth Road is the terminus of an unusual 'Parliamentary' service running Mondays-Fridays from Olympia. It runs once to Wandsworth Road (arriving at 10:14) and departs Wandsworth Road at 16:12 for Olympia. This service came about because of the withdrawal of the Cross-Country Birmingham-Brighton rail link of which a single service per day was timetabled to run via this route. As the Department for Transport had not followed proper procedure, it was necessary to run a revenue earning train on part of the railway line used by Birmingham-Brighton trains. This was the Latchmere Curve which, without the Birmingham-Brighton train, would have no rail service running over it. As a result to fulfil the legal niceties, the DfT instituted the Olympia-Wandsworth Road link (hence it is called a 'Parliamentary service'). This was featured in a BBC news article. .
through the newly extended East London Line
, under phase 2 of construction. Mayor Boris Johnson
announced the go-ahead for the extension on 16 February 2009 and the London Overground
service is expected to be open in May 2012 and the existing South London Line service withdrawn.
South London Line
South London Line may refer to one of two semicircular railway lines which both run between London Victoria and London Bridge stations through the southern suburbs of London, UK:*Inner South London Line - running via Denmark Hill and Peckham Rye...
from London Victoria to (London, England).
It is operated by Southern
Southern (train operating company)
Southern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Officially named Southern Railway Ltd., it is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead Group and Keolis, and has operated the South Central rail franchise since October 2000 and the Gatwick Express service...
. The next stations are to the west, towards Victoria and to the east, towards London Bridge.
History
Wandsworth Road is the terminus of an unusual 'Parliamentary' service running Mondays-Fridays from Olympia. It runs once to Wandsworth Road (arriving at 10:14) and departs Wandsworth Road at 16:12 for Olympia. This service came about because of the withdrawal of the Cross-Country Birmingham-Brighton rail link of which a single service per day was timetabled to run via this route. As the Department for Transport had not followed proper procedure, it was necessary to run a revenue earning train on part of the railway line used by Birmingham-Brighton trains. This was the Latchmere Curve which, without the Birmingham-Brighton train, would have no rail service running over it. As a result to fulfil the legal niceties, the DfT instituted the Olympia-Wandsworth Road link (hence it is called a 'Parliamentary service'). This was featured in a BBC news article. .
Services
Typical off peak service is two trains per hour in each direction.London Overground
The station is to be incorporated into London OvergroundLondon Overground
London Overground is a suburban rail network in London and Hertfordshire. It has been operated by London Overground Rail Operations since 2007 as part of the National Rail network, under the franchise control and branding of Transport for London...
through the newly extended East London Line
East London Line
The East London Line is a London Overground line which runs north to south through the East End, Docklands and South areas of London.Built in 1869 by the East London Railway Company, which reused the Thames Tunnel, originally intended for horse-drawn carriages, the line became part of the London...
, under phase 2 of construction. Mayor Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British journalist and Conservative Party politician, who has been the elected Mayor of London since 2008...
announced the go-ahead for the extension on 16 February 2009 and the London Overground
London Overground
London Overground is a suburban rail network in London and Hertfordshire. It has been operated by London Overground Rail Operations since 2007 as part of the National Rail network, under the franchise control and branding of Transport for London...
service is expected to be open in May 2012 and the existing South London Line service withdrawn.