Stoneleigh station
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Stoneleigh station
Image: © Marathon Taken: 23 Oct 2013
The London & Southampton Railway opened its line from Nine Elms to Southampton in 1838. This soon became the London & South Western Railway. On 4th April 1859, the London & South Western Railway opened a branch to Epsom. This left the main line west of Wimbledon. Ewell West and Worcester Park stations were the only ones between Wimbledon and Epsom which opened on the same day as the line itself. Ten years later there was still no place of any importance between Wimbledon and Epsom and little traffic used the line except on race days. Raynes Park opened in 1871, Motspur Park in 1925, and Stoneleigh was the last one to open - in 1932. This is the view looking in the direction of London. Like Motspur Park, Stoneleigh has a central platform. This may be to do with the fact that these two stations were opened long after the others on the line.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.363137
Longitude
-0.248589