Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by Southern and Thameslink trains. It also has a Tramlink stop. It is in the London Borough of Merton and is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station opened on 1 October 1868 specifically to provide an interchange between the new "South London & Sutton Junction Railway", later re-branded as part of the Portsmouth Line, and the existing "Wimbledon & Croydon Railway". Despite its name, Mitcham Junction is no longer a railway junction; one of the lines that crossed here (the W&CR) has become a grade-separated tramline, the Croydon Tramlink. Only the Portsmouth Line remains, used by services from Sutton and beyond to London Victoria, and from Sutton to London Blackfriars and beyond. The line still has sharp curves at either end of the station where the junctions were located and speed is limited to 30 mph. The platforms can accommodate 7 coaches. For longer trains selective door opening is used.

Location

Mitcham Junction is not near the centre of Mitcham but on Mitcham Common next to Mitcham Golf Club, and not far from the historic Cricket Green Conservation Area. The nearest railway station to the commercial centre of Mitcham is Mitcham Eastfields, between Mitcham Junction and Streatham, which opened in June 2008.

Services

National Rail

National Rail services at Mitcham Junction are operated by Southern and Thameslink using and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and Epsom also call at the station. On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham.

Tramlink

The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Mitcham Junction is: Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams.

Connections

London Buses routes 127 and S1 serve the station and tram stop.