Wandsworth Road railway station
Wandsworth Road is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located between the two south-west London areas of Battersea and Clapham. It is from.
History
Chatham lines
The station opened on 1 March 1863, on the London, Chatham and Dover Railway original double-track low-level route from Victoria via Stewarts Lane, which was opened between Victoria and Herne Hill, on 25 August 1862. The LCDR constructed a triple-track high-level route between Battersea Pier Junction and Brixton, part of which opened between Factory Junction, and Brixton on 1 May 1866, together with three additional platforms at Wandsworth Road. Therefore, from May 1866 until April 1916, this station had five platforms. In 1879 the LCDR was running the following services that stopped at Wandsworth Road:- Frequent trains between Moorgate and Victoria, calling at all stations
- Half-hourly trains between Moorgate and Clapham Junction, calling at all stations
- Through trains from Kentish Town to Victoria, calling at all stations
SECR withdrew it services on 3 April 1916 and the three 1866 platforms were closed.
The former South Eastern & Chatham platforms which closed in 1916 were demolished in the late 1920s.
Atlantic lines
On 1 May 1867, the London, Chatham and Dover Railway leased the original two tracks to the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway for use by its new South London line service, which ran between Victoria and London Bridge via Denmark Hill. After the SECR withdrew its service on 3 April 1916 only the original two 1863 platforms remained in operation and were served by the LBSCR. The South London line service was withdrawn for four months during the 1926 general strike with the station closed from 19 May 1926 to 20 September 1926.A footbridge was installed by Network SouthEast in November 1988 having previously been used at Mitcham.
The and service continued until 8 December 2012, ultimately with a train twice-hourly and operated by Southern. This was mostly replaced by the London Overground service between Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction.