| Wimbledon Park | |
 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Wimbledon Park |
| Local authority | Merton |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Transport for London | |
| Zone | 3 |
| 2005 annual usage | 1. Wimbledon Park is a both a Park in Wimbledon and the Suburb around it to which it lends its name The London Borough of Merton ( is a London borough in south west London. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Travelcard Zone 3 is the third-outward zone of Transport for London 's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated intermodal Travelcard fares within London 76 million † |
| 2007 annual usage | 2. 074 million † |
| History | |
| 1889 1889 1941 | Opened (MDR) Started (L&SWR) Ended (SR) |
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail | |
| † Data from Transport for London [1] | |
 London Transport Portal | |
Wimbledon Park is a London Underground station in Wimbledon. Transport for London ( TfL) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the Transport system in Greater London in England. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of London Underground stations. Scope This list by their present names of Heavy rail passenger stations in the Greater London region excludes stations served only by the London Underground The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Wimbledon is a Suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located south west of Charing Cross. The station is on the District Line and is between Southfields and Wimbledon stations. The District line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. Southfields is a London Underground station in Southfields in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton The station is located on Arthur Road close to the junction with Melrose Road close to the eastern side of Wimbledon Park. Wimbledon Park is a both a Park in Wimbledon and the Suburb around it to which it lends its name It is about 200 m west of Durnsford Road (A218) and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. Travelcard Zone 3 is the third-outward zone of Transport for London 's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated intermodal Travelcard fares within London
History
The station was opened by the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District Line) on 3 June 1889 on an extension from Putney Bridge station to Wimbledon. The Metropolitan Railway (MetR and the Metropolitan District Railway (District were the first two underground railways to be built in London, creating the world's Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Putney Bridge is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon branch of the District Line. Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton The extension was built by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) which, starting on 1 July 1889, ran its own trains over the line from a connection at East Putney to its Clapham Junction to Barnes line. The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR was a Railway company in England from 1838 to 1922 "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "Clapham Junction" redirects here For other uses see Clapham Junction (disambiguation Clapham Junction Railway station is Barnes railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3.
The section of the District Line from Putney Bridge to Wimbledon was the last part of the line to be converted from steam operation to electric. Electric trains began running on 27 August 1905. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
Mainline services through Wimbledon Park were ended by the Southern Railway (successor to the L&SWR) on 4 May 1941, although the line remained in British Rail ownership until 1 April 1994 when it was transferred to London Underground. The Southern Railway (SR was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Until the transfer, the station was branded as a British Rail station.
Future
Wimbledon Park is a proposed stop on the Chelsea-Hackney Line, also known as Crossrail 2. The Chelsea-Hackney (or "Chelney" line is a safeguarded route for an Underground railway running from south-west London to north-east London The Chelsea-Hackney (or "Chelney" line is a safeguarded route for an Underground railway running from south-west London to north-east London It is envisioned that the station's District Line service will be replaced by the new line. The District line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map.
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| Preceding station |  London Underground | Following station | ||
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Terminus | District line | towards Upminster or Edgware Road |
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