Mitcham Eastfields railway station

LocationEastfields and MitchamLocal authorityLondon Borough of MertonManaged bySouthernStation codeMTCDfT categoryENumber of platforms2AccessibleYes^[1]Fare zone3National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 1.373 million^[2]2019–20 1.407 million^[2]2020–21 0.498 million^[2]2021–22 0.912 million^[2]2022–23 1.070 million^[2]Railway companiesOriginal companyNetwork RailKey dates2 June 2008OpenedOther informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°24′28″N 0°09′17″W / 51.4077°N 0.1547°W / 51.4077; -0.1547 London transport portal

Mitcham Eastfields (initially known as Eastfields during planning and construction)^[3] is a railway station in London, United Kingdom, which opened on 2 June 2008.^[4] The infill station is located at Eastfields Road level crossing,^[3] in an area previously poorly served by public transport. The nearest station was Mitcham Junction, which along with Mitcham tram stop, was over 1 mile (1.6 km) from the district.^[5] It is in fare zone 3.^[6]

History

Proposals for the station have apparently existed since the 1930s.^[3] Planning permission was granted by the London Borough of Merton in August 2007.^[7] Construction started in October 2007. Following consultation, there were hopes to have the station open by December 2007.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[8] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[9] The platforms are 170 m (560 ft) 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^{[as of?]}) 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.^{[citation needed]}

Services

Services at Mitcham Eastfields are operated by Southern and Thameslink using Class 377 and 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[10]

• 2 tph to London Victoria
• 2 tph to St Albans City via Herne Hill
• 2 tph to Sutton
• 2 tph to Dorking of which 1 continues to Horsham

During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and Epsom also call at the station.

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Balham		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines		Mitcham Junction
Streatham		Thameslink Sutton & Mole Valley Lines

Connections

London Buses routes 152, 463 and school route 633 serve the station.^[11]

References

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Companies and
organisations

Transport for London (TfL)	London Underground Night Tube Bakerloo Central Circle District Hammersmith & City Jubilee Metropolitan Northern Piccadilly Victoria Waterloo & City London Rail Docklands Light Railway Elizabeth line Tramlink London Overground North London East London South London West London Gospel Oak to Barking Lea Valley Romford–Upminster Watford DC London Buses East London Transit Superloop Night buses Other Coach station Cycle hire Dial-a-Ride IFS Cloud Cable Car London River Services London Streets Source London Taxi and Private Hire office
Bus operators	Arriva Herts & Essex Arriva London Arriva Southern Counties Go-Ahead London Blue Triangle Docklands Buses London Central London General Metrobus Metroline RATP Dev Transit London London Sovereign London Transit London United Stagecoach London East London Selkent Thameside Transport UK London Bus Uno
River operators	Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company Uber Boat by Thames Clippers Thames River Services Westminster Passenger Services Association
Train operators	Arriva Rail London Avanti West Coast c2c Caledonian Sleeper Chiltern Railways East Midlands Railway Eurostar Govia Thameslink Railway Gatwick Express Great Northern Southern Thameslink Grand Central Great Western Railway Greater Anglia Stansted Express Heathrow Express Hull Trains MTR Elizabeth line London North Eastern Railway London Northwestern Railway Lumo South Western Railway Southeastern
Other	Global Infrastructure Partners Heathrow Airport Holdings Port of London Authority

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road North Circular Road South Circular Road
Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

TicketingOtherFormer BR sectors