Mitcham railway station was a railway station in

Mitcham Mitcham is an area within the London Borough of Merton in South London, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross. Originally a village in the county of Surrey, today it is mainly a residential suburb, and includes Mitcham Common. It ...

in the

London Borough of Merton The London Borough of Merton () is a London borough in London, England. The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton ...

, England. It closed after the last train ran on 31 May 1997.

Mitcham tram stop Mitcham tram stop is a Tramlink stop in Mitcham in the London Borough of Merton. It is located between Belgrave Walk and Mitcham Junction, just east of the former Mitcham railway station, which closed in 1997. The stop consists of twin platf ...

replaced the station, and is located just east of the original site.

History

After the

Surrey Iron Railway The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) was a horse-drawn narrow-gauge plateway that linked Wandsworth and Croydon via Mitcham, all then in Surrey but now suburbs of south London, in England. It was established by Act of Parliament in 1801, and opened p ...

(SIR) went out of business in 1846, the

Wimbledon and Croydon Railway Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ...

(W&CR) took over the

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and opened the station on 22 October 1855. The route was then operated as a conventional railway, until it was closed by

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after the last train on 31 May 1997, for conversion to tram operation. Station Court, on the north of the tram line and east of London Road A217 was originally used as a merchant's home.Retracing the first public railway by D.A.Bayliss page 34

References

{{S-end Disused railway stations in the London Borough of Merton Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1855 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1997