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Mitcham
Former Mitcham Station
MitchamLocation of Mitcham in Greater London
Location	Mitcham
Local authority	London Borough of Merton
Grid reference	TQ272681
Owner	Railtrack
Number of platforms	2 (later reduced to 1)
Railway companies
Original company	Wimbledon and Croydon Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
22 October 1855	Opened
2 June 1997	Closed
Replaced by	Mitcham tram stop
Other information
Coordinates	51°23′51″N 0°10′16″W / 51.397539°N 0.171125°W / 51.397539; -0.171125
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Mitcham railway station was a railway station in Mitcham in the London Borough of Merton, England. It closed after the last train ran on 31 May 1997. Mitcham tram stop replaced the station, and is located just east of the original site.

History

After the Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) went out of business in 1846, the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway (W&CR) took over the route and opened the station on 22 October 1855. The route was then operated as a conventional railway, until it was closed by Railtrack 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.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 161. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Green, Lionel (1998). The Railways of Merton. Merton Historical Society. ISBN 1-903899-10-9.
3. Retracing the first public railway by D.A.Bayliss page 34

• 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