Merton Abbey was a railway station in Merton on the Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway. It was opened in 1868 and closed on 1 January 1917. It was reopened by the Southern Railway (SR) on 27 August 1923.
| Merton Abbey | |
|---|---|
 Station on an 1895 Ordnance Survey map | |
  Merton Abbey Location of Merton Abbey in Greater London | |
| Location | Merton |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1868 | Opened |
| 1917 | Closed |
| 1923 | Reopened |
| 1929 | Closed (passengers) |
| 1972 | Closed (goods) |
| Other information | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′51″N 0°10′55″W / 51.4141°N 0.1819°W |
 London transport portal | |
When the City & South London Railway (now part of the London Underground's Northern line) was extended from Clapham Common to Morden in 1926, it opened stations at Colliers Wood and South Wimbledon. The new Underground stations captured much of Merton Abbey station's traffic and led to its closure to passengers on 3 March 1929. The station remained open for goods services until 1 May 1972 and goods trains continued to run to a nearby private siding serving the Lines Brothers ("Tri-ang") toy factory until 1975. After closure of the passenger service, the junction at Tooting Junction was removed on 10 March 1934 and the up line from Merton Park on 3 November 1935.[1]
The site of the station lies under a road, the Merantun Way.[2] The only indication of its former existence is that the former station approach road is still called Station Road.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Railway Magazine September 1963 p. 671
- ^ "Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Merton Abbey Station". Subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
External links
edit- closed station marked on 1948 one inch to one mile map
- Disused stations - with more detailed history, map and photos
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merton Park | Southern Railway Merton Branch |
Tooting Junction |
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