Tooting railway station

LocationTootingLocal authorityLondon Borough of MertonManaged byThameslinkStation codeTOODfT categoryENumber of platforms2Fare zone3National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 0.943 million^[1]2019–20 1.045 million^[1]2020–21 0.392 million^[1]2021–22 0.631 million^[1]2022–23 0.703 million^[1]Key dates12 August 1894Opened as resited Tooting Junction1 January 1917Temporarily closed27 August 1923Reopened1 March 1938Renamed TootingOther informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°25′11″N 0°09′37″W / 51.4196°N 0.1603°W / 51.4196; -0.1603 London transport portal

Tooting is a railway station serving Tooting in South London; it is within Travelcard 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.

Two lifts offering step-free access to the two platforms will be added in 2024.^[2]

Services

All services at Tooting are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[3]

• 2 tph to St Albans City
• 2 tph to Sutton via Wimbledon

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Streatham		Thameslink Sutton Loop Line		Haydons Road

Connections

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

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

Airports

Within London	City Heathrow London Heliport Military: Northolt Private: Biggin Hill
Outside London	Gatwick Luton Southend Stansted

Major stations

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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