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Conifer Gardens, SUTTON, SM1 3JT

Opened in 1930 by the Southern Railway on its line from Wimbledon to Sutton. View south towards West Sutton and Sutton.

The Wimbledon to Sutton line was first proposed in the early 1880s with the intention of stimulating house building across the clay pastures between the two towns, which up until then had remained largely untouched. Lack of enthusiasm or downright opposition from established railway companies, particularly the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, prevented any progress until after the First World War. The LBSCR went to such lengths to prove there was no need for a railway north of Sutton that when a Parliamentary committee in 1910 was considering a Bill for the line they produced a lady who explained that she had once tried to hail a bus which used to run between Wimbledon and Sutton. The conductor was so surprised that he failed to signal to the driver to stop, and the driver turned round to see what the lady was waving at. The line finally opened in 1930, nearly 50 years after it was first proposed. The Wimbledon to Sutton line was designed for electric trains, with many inclines and sharp curves, although it hardly justified the drivers' nickname for it: "Wall of Death". Sutton Common, along with other stations on the line has a single central platform. Steps lead down from the road to the platform.

Steps down to the platform, with a shelter at its southern end.

The fixtures seen at this entrance from Sutton Common Road include a timetable / map display, "permit to travel" machine, ticket vending machine, Oyster card reader and cycle rack.

The far end of the platform, with a grass strip in the centre. The station is designed for 8-car trains. It is remarkably similar to the next station on the line, West Sutton Image

The crossing serves Sutton Common station. To the right of the picture is a used car sales business.

The Wimbledon to Sutton line was first proposed in the early 1880s with the intention of stimulating house building across the clay pastures between the two towns, which up until then had remained largely untouched. Lack of enthusiasm or downright opposition from established railway companies, particularly the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, prevented any progress until after the First World War. The LBSCR went to such lengths to prove there was no need for a railway north of Sutton that when a Parliamentary committee in 1910 was considering a Bill for the line they produced a lady who explained that she had once tried to hail a bus which used to run between Wimbledon and Sutton. The conductor was so surprised that he failed to signal to the driver to stop, and the driver turned round to see what the lady was waving at. The line finally opened in 1930, nearly 50 years after it was first proposed. The Wimbledon to Sutton line was designed for electric trains, with many inclines and sharp curves, although it hardly justified the drivers' nickname for it: "Wall of Death". Sutton Common, along with other stations on the line has a single central platform.