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Merton Park Station Building
Now restored as living accommodation, this station dates from 1870 and enlarged about 1894. Croydon Tramlink now runs past on the route of the West Croydon-Wimbledon railway line.
Image: © Peter Wood
Taken: 9 Apr 2007
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Footpath along the line of the former Merton Park to Tooting railway line
The Wimbledon to West Croydon Line was opened in 1855. In 1868, the Tooting, Wimbledon & Sutton line was opened, and a branch from Tooting via Merton Abbey to the Wimbledon to West Croydon line at Merton Park was also opened. Initially a station was only provided on the Tooting line called Lower Merton which opened on 1st October 1868. This had a stationmaster's house incorporating a booking office on the down platform. This building still exists, but is now a private house called Station House. A new platform was opened on the Mitcham line on 1st November 1870 and the station which then served both lines was called Merton Park from 1st September 1887.
The last passenger train on the Tooting to Merton Park line ran on 2nd March 1929, and after that only steam freight trains and the occasional excursion used the line. The junction at the Tooting end was severed in 1934 so that the line was worked as a long siding from Merton Park. All traffic finally ceased in May 1975 and the tracks between Merton Park and Tooting were removed soon afterwards. Passengers for Merton Park station on the Wimbledon to West Croydon line then had to cross two disused platforms until that line closed in 1997, to be replaced from May 2000 by Tramlink. A small section of the down Tooting branch platform survives but whereas ten years ago this could easily be seen it is now almost unrecognisable through brambles.
Parts of the old trackbed of the Tooting branch have been preserved. This is just to the east of the old station looking back in the direction of Merton Park and is now a nature reserve called Merton Park Green Walks. Another section of the old line has been preserved in Collier's Wood and this is called Myrna Close Valley - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2958254
A very full history, with photographs, of Merton Park station and its associated railway lines can be seen at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/merton_park/index.shtml
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 20 Feb 2017
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Merton Park Railway Station
Shown during construction of Croydon Tramlink and prior to restoration as private residence
Image: © Stacey Harris
Taken: 23 May 1999
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Merton Park station
Seen on the last day of train services with a Class 456 unit.
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 28 May 1997
0.10 miles
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Footpath along the line of the former Merton Park to Tooting railway line
The Wimbledon to West Croydon Line was opened in 1855. In 1868, the Tooting, Wimbledon & Sutton line was opened, and a branch from Tooting via Merton Abbey to the Wimbledon to West Croydon line at Merton Park was also opened. Initially a station was only provided on the Tooting line called Lower Merton which opened on 1st October 1868. This had a stationmaster's house incorporating a booking office on the down platform. This building still exists, but is now a private house called Station House. A new platform was opened on the Mitcham line on 1st November 1870 and the station which then served both lines was called Merton Park from 1st September 1887.
The last passenger train on the Tooting to Merton Park line ran on 2nd March 1929, and after that only steam freight trains and the occasional excursion used the line. The junction at the Tooting end was severed in 1934 so that the line was worked as a long siding from Merton Park. All traffic finally ceased in May 1975 and the tracks between Merton Park and Tooting were removed soon afterwards. Passengers for Merton Park station on the Wimbledon to West Croydon line then had to cross two disused platforms until that line closed in 1997, to be replaced from May 2000 by Tramlink. A small section of the down Tooting branch platform survives but whereas ten years ago this could easily be seen it is now almost unrecognisable through brambles.
Parts of the old trackbed of the Tooting branch have been preserved. This is just to the east of the old station in the direction of Tooting and is now a nature reserve called Merton Park Green Walks. Another section of the old line has been preserved in Collier's Wood and this is called Myrna Close Valley - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2958254
A very full history, with photographs, of Merton Park station and its associated railway lines can be seen at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/merton_park/index.shtml
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 20 Feb 2017
0.10 miles
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Footpath alongside the site of the former Merton Park station
The Wimbledon to West Croydon Line was opened in 1855. In 1868, the Tooting, Wimbledon & Sutton line was opened, and a branch from Tooting via Merton Abbey to the Wimbledon to West Croydon line at Merton Park was also opened. Initially a station was only provided on the Tooting line called Lower Merton which opened on 1st October 1868. This had a stationmaster's house incorporating a booking office on the down platform. This building still exists, but is now a private house called Station House. A new platform was opened on the Mitcham line on 1st November 1870 and the station which then served both lines was called Merton Park from 1st September 1887.
The last passenger train on the Tooting to Merton Park line ran on 2nd March 1929, and after that only steam freight trains and the occasional excursion used the line. The junction at the Tooting end was severed in 1934 so that the line was worked as a long siding from Merton Park. All traffic finally ceased in May 1975 and the tracks between Merton Park and Tooting were removed soon afterwards. Passengers for Merton Park station on the Wimbledon to West Croydon line then had to cross two disused platforms until that line closed in 1997, to be replaced from May 2000 by Tramlink.
Part of the old trackbed of the Tooting branch has been preserved. A small section of the down Tooting branch platform survives but whereas ten years ago this could easily be seen it is now almost unrecognisable through brambles. The former station was just to the left of the footpath here. The Mitcham branch platform has been removed and no trace remains - the new Merton Park Tramlink stop is further towards Wimbledon, just before Morden Road.
A very full history with photographs can be seen at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/merton_park/index.shtml
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 20 Feb 2017
0.11 miles
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Foot crossing over Tramlink
The Wimbledon to West Croydon Line was opened in 1855 and closed in 1997 so that the route could be taken over by Tramlink. The original line between Wimbledon and West Croydon just ran as a shuttle between those two stations and although it was electrified in 1930, trains on the line never continued elsewhere. In its latter years trains ran about every 45 minutes. Some sections were single line and this continued when Tramlink took over the route which has been running since May 2000.
Just to the left here was the site of the former Merton Park station which closed with the Wimbledon to West Croydon line in 1997. The platform has been removed and no trace remains - the new Merton Park Tramlink stop is further towards Wimbledon, just before Morden Road. This view is from the footpath between Dorset Road and Melbourne Road where it crosses the tram tracks.
A very full history of Merton Park station, with photographs, can be seen at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/merton_park/index.shtml
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 20 Feb 2017
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Tramlink
Beckenham Junction service having just departed from Merton Park.
Image: © Peter Trimming
Taken: 16 Nov 2021
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Tramlink
View towards the Merton Park stop.
Image: © Peter Trimming
Taken: 16 Nov 2021
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Tramlink
Elmers End service having just departed from the Merton Park stop.
Image: © Peter Trimming
Taken: 16 Nov 2021
0.11 miles