20-552: The Sutton Loop Line , also known as the Wimbledon Loop , is a railway line that diverges from the Portsmouth Line at Streatham South junction and rejoins it near Sutton station. Trains leave southwards from Streatham to enter the loop and then return going northwards. The short section between West Sutton station and West junction is known as the "Wall of Death", possibly due to the very steep concrete walls to
40-495: A half-hourly service between Epsom and London Victoria via Hackbridge. On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham. London Buses routes 80 , 164 , 280 , 470 , S1 , S2 , S3 and S4 , night route N44 and non-TFL routes 420 and 820 serve the station. A planned extension to the Tramlink light rail or a separate bus rapid transit (BRT) system called
60-590: Is 25 minutes. The station is on the line opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway between Peckham Rye and Sutton on 1 October 1868: one of the many suburban lines opened by that company. The original station of Carshalton was built on the Sutton to West Croydon line in May 1847, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south east and is now known as Wallington station . The line runs along an embankment at this point:
80-733: Is a railway station at Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton in South London . It is located between Sutton and Hackbridge. The station is served by Southern and Thameslink . It is in Travelcard Zone 5 . From here, one can catch a direct train to as far north as St Albans in Hertfordshire and southwards as far as Horsham in West Sussex . The shortest journey time from Carshalton to London Victoria
100-529: Is double track throughout, except where a short bi-directionally signalled single line section passes through Wimbledon station platform 9. Originally the Down St Helier Line used platform 10 at Wimbledon, but this is now used for the Tramlink terminus which currently comprises a single platform at the southern end, split into two sections so two trams can be held at the same time. Thameslink runs services from St Albans , via Blackfriars round
120-460: Is the main station serving the town of Sutton . It is served by Southern and Thameslink trains, and lies in Travelcard Zone 5 , 14 miles 75 chains (14.94 miles, 24.04 km) down the line from London Bridge , measured via Forest Hill. Sutton station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) on 10 May 1847, when the railway opened its line from West Croydon to Epsom . A branch to Epsom Downs
140-663: The Northern line ) to Sutton. The SR objected and an agreement was reached that enabled the C&;SLR to extend as far as Morden in exchange for the UERL giving up its rights over the W&;SR route. The SR subsequently built the line, one of the last to be built in the London area. In both the 1910 and 1920s proposals, the next station towards Wimbledon was to be Cheam on Cheam Road, but
160-467: The Sutton Link will create a new tram or BRT/rail interchange in Sutton, offering services to South Wimbledon via St Helier . In 2018, Transport for London (TfL) proposed three routes for the Sutton Link project, targeting South Wimbledon , Colliers Wood , and Wimbledon . In February 2020, TfL approved the route to Colliers Wood . According to a now-deleted consultation, the Sutton Link
180-492: The SR dropped this station and replaced it with West Sutton station. The line opened on 5 January 1930 when full services on the line were extended from South Merton. Services at Sutton are operated by Southern and Thameslink using Class 377 and 700 EMUs . The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service to London Victoria via Norbury and
200-728: The W&SR's inception, the District Railway (DR, now the District line ) was a shareholder of the company and had rights to run trains over the line when built. In the 1920s, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL, precursor of London Underground ) planned, through its ownership of the DR, to use part of the route for an extension of the City and South London Railway (C&SLR, now
220-590: The concourse within the station building. Three lifts serve all platforms – one each for platforms one, two/three and four. The installation of a side entrance serving the Quadrant was completed in summer 2014. Parliamentary approval for a line from Wimbledon to Sutton had been obtained by the Wimbledon and Sutton Railway (W&SR) in 1910, but work had been delayed by the First World War . From
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#1732802186589240-451: The cutting on both sides and the sharpness of the curve which resemble the motorcycle ride at a funfair . In a clockwise direction round the loop, the stations are: Traction current is supplied at 750 volts DC via the third rail . The supply for this is overseen by Selhurst Electrical Control Room. Signalling is Track Circuit Block with multiple aspect colour light signals, controlled from Three Bridges rail operating centre . The line
260-425: The express services to Bognor Regis and Portsmouth Harbour until they were diverted in the early 1980s to serve Gatwick Airport. Nowadays all trains calling at Sutton are formed of ten coaches or fewer. At the London end of platform 1, there are the remains of a fifth platform, which was a bay for local services via Mitcham Junction. Two waiting rooms serve the station. An M&S Food to Go shop sits adjacent to
280-542: The lines to Wimbledon , Epsom , Leatherhead , Dorking , and Horsham . Platforms 3 and 4 are on the Epsom Downs Line , which becomes single-track about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of the station. Platforms 1 and 3 are used by services from outer termini to Central London. Trains from Central London use platforms 2 and 4. Terminating trains which return to central London generally use platform 4. Platforms 1 and 2 can accommodate 12-coach trains, and were used by
300-587: The loop. Clockwise services are described as "Sutton via Mitcham Junction" and anti-clockwise as "Sutton via Wimbledon". Occasionally, during service disruption or when the core section of the Thameslink route is closed, Sutton Loop services start and end at London Bridge 'low level' station (i.e. the terminating platforms, 10–15). Recent proposals were to increase the frequency of the Thameslink service by terminating at Blackfriars. This would have allowed
320-431: The south coast now have to change at Horsham , or alternatively travel to West Croydon station and walk, take the bus or use Croydon's Tramlink service to reach East Croydon station to continue from there. Today, travel to London Victoria takes just over 25 minutes on the direct route via Carshalton and Hackbridge . The four platforms at Sutton station are numbered 1 to 4 from north to south. Platforms 1 and 2 are on
340-409: The ticket office is on the down side by the underbridge . Ticket barriers control access to the platforms, the only entrance to the station is via the ticket office where a book stand is located. Passengers may borrow or swap the books. Services at Carshalton are operated by Southern and Thameslink using Class 377 and 700 EMUs . The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: During
360-409: The trains through the core section to be replaced with longer trains which could not use the loop, but this did not proceed due to objections from loop passengers about the withdrawal of their through service. Sutton railway station (London) Sutton railway station (sometimes referred to as Sutton (Surrey) on tickets and timetables) is in the London Borough of Sutton in South London and
380-607: Was expected to reduce public transport journey times from Sutton town centre to Colliers Wood by up to 18 minutes (a 50% reduction) and could accommodate approximately 2,200 passengers per hour. However, the project was paused later in 2020 due to funding challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2024, the newly elected MP for Sutton, Luke Taylor , pledged to lobby to make it happen. Then back to Sutton [REDACTED] London transport portal Carshalton railway station Carshalton railway station
400-471: Was opened on 22 May 1865, followed by a line to Mitcham Junction on 1 October 1868. The final change to the station came when the branch to Wimbledon opened on 5 January 1930. Until the early 1980s, it was possible to catch a direct express train to the coast from Sutton to Bognor Regis , Chichester or Portsmouth . Since the mid-1980s, these express services have been routed via East Croydon in order to serve Gatwick Airport ; passengers from Sutton for
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