Wandsworth Town railway station is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south

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, in

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. It is down the line from . The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

History

The station opened as Wandsworth when the Nine Elms to Richmond line came into service on 27 July 1846. It was shifted east to its present location in "around 1860". It was renamed Wandsworth Town on 7 October 1903.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is: *8 tph (trains per hour) to London Waterloo *2 tph to

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*2 tph via Richmond, Kingston and Wimbledon *4 tph via the

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(2 tph in each direction) (these come back to the station after the loop and continue to London Waterloo)

Connections

London Buses routes 28, 44 and night route N44 serve the station.

Improvement work

In August 2010 a major upgrade was approved to build a new ticket office with

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on York Road. Work started in January 2011.Wandsworth Town upgrade work begins
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