Tooting railway station
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Tooting is located in Greater London Tooting Tooting Location of Tooting in Greater London | |
| Location | Tooting |
| Local authority | London Borough of Merton |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Station code(s) | TOO |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 | Increase 1.045 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | Decrease 0.392 million[1] |
| 2021–22 | Increase 0.631 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | Increase 0.703 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | Increase 0.747 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 12 August 1894 | Opened as resited Tooting Junction |
| 1 January 1917 | Temporarily closed |
| 27 August 1923 | Reopened |
| 1 March 1938 | Renamed Tooting |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°25′11′′N 0°09′37′′W / 51.4196°N 0.1603°W / 51.4196; -0.1603 |
| London transport portal | |
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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
[edit ]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.
Work to build a footbridge with lifts, enabling step-free access, began in 2023.[2] It was completed in February 2025.[3]
Services
[edit ]All services at Tooting are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 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 National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Thameslink | ||||
Connections
[edit ]London Buses routes 44, 77, 264, 270, 280 and 355 and night route N44 serve the station.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "Work starting on adding step-free access to Tooting station". ianVisits. 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Works complete at Tooting Station with improved facilities for passengers". Wandsworth Times. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ Table 173, 179 National Rail timetable, May 2022
External links
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- Train times and station information for Tooting railway station from National Rail
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 3
- DfT Category E stations
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Merton
- Former Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1894
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1923
- Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
- Tooting