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Wimbledon
London Underground annual entry and exit

Wimbledon Location of Wimbledon in Greater London
Location	Wimbledon
Local authority	London Borough of Merton
Managed by	South West Trains
Station code	WIM
Number of platforms	10
Fare zone	3
2005	10.867 million
2007	14.761 million
2008	15.06 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	12.092 million
2005–06	11.800 million
2006–07	15.935 million
2007–08	15.784 million
Key dates
21 May 1838	Opened (Wimbledon and Merton) with opening of the L&SWR mainline
22 October 1855	Opened (W&CR to Croydon)
1 October 1868	Opened (TM&WR to Tooting)
21 November 1881	Resited on the opposite site of Wimbledon Bridge
3 June 1889	Opened (L&SWR/District to Putney)
1 June 1909	Renamed (Wimbledon)
7 July 1929	Opened (SR to South Merton)
2 June 1997	Closed (Railtrack to Croydon)
30 May 2000	Reopened (Tramlink to Croydon)
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
Other websites	Departures Layout Facilities Buses

Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. It is the only London station that provides an interchange between rail, Underground, and Tramlink services. The station serves as a junction for services from London Underground's District line and National Rail operators (South West Trains and First Capital Connect), as well as Tramlink route 3. Some early morning services on the First Capital Connect route are provided by Southern. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3.

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

South West Trains
- 16tph (trains per hour) to Waterloo
- 4tph to Guildford, of which
  - 2tph via Cobham
  - 2tph via Epsom
- 2tph to Chessington South
- 2tph to Dorking
- 2tph to Hampton Court
- 2tph to Shepperton
- 2tph to Woking
- 2tph to Waterloo via Kingston & Richmond
First Capital Connect
- 2tph to Luton
- 2tph to Sutton
London Underground
- 6tph to Upminster via Tower Hill
- 6tph to Edgware Road via High Street Kensington
Tramlink
- 8tph to New Addington

Wimbledon Traincare depot – a little to the north of the station, on the west side of the main line tracks.

- Side entrance to Wimbledon station, 1955. This entrance has been rebuilt as part of the Centre Court shopping centre development.

Preceding station	London Underground	Following station
Terminus	District line	Wimbledon Park towards Upminster or Edgware Road
National Rail
Earlsfield	South West Trains South Western Main Line	Raynes Park or Surbiton
Haydons Road	First Capital Connect Sutton Loop	Wimbledon Chase
Haydons Road	Southern Sutton Loop	Wimbledon Chase
	Tramlink
Terminus	Template:Tramlink lines	Template:Tramlink stations toward Template:Tramlink stations
	Disused railways
Terminus	Southern Railway Merton branch	Merton Park
Terminus	Network SouthEast West Croydon to Wimbledon Line	Terminus