Haydons Road National Rail
Haydons Road is located in Greater London
Haydons Road
Haydons Road
Location of Haydons Road in Greater London
LocationSummerstown
Local authorityLondon Borough of Merton
Managed byThameslink
Station codeHYR
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Decrease 0.340 million[1]
2019–20Increase 0.370 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.109 million[1]
2021–22Increase 0.221 million[1]
2022–23Increase 0.265 million[1]
Key dates
1 October 1868Opened (Haydens Lane)
1 October 1889Renamed Haydons Road
1 January 1917Closed
27 August 1923Reopened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°25′32″N 0°11′17″W / 51.4255°N 0.188°W / 51.4255; -0.188
 London transport portal
A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Haydons Road railway station.

Haydons Road railway station is in the north-east of the London Borough of Merton in South London. It is the nearest station to the Plough Lane stadium, the home ground of AFC Wimbledon.

The station is served by Thameslink trains on the Sutton Loop Line and is in Travelcard Zone 3.

History

It was opened, originally as Haydens Lane, by the Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway (itself jointly owned by the London and South Western Railway and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway) on 1 October 1868. The ticket office is on the up side of the station; the original station buildings were redeveloped by British Rail during 1991 and 1992 when land adjacent to the up platform was redeveloped for housing. Until the advent of Thameslink it was served by the London Bridge loop trains via Wimbledon.

Services

All services at Haydons Road are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

A small number of late evening services are extended beyond St Albans City to Bedford and daytime services on Sundays are extended to Luton.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Thameslink
  Historical railways  
Tooting Junction   Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway
1868–94
  Wimbledon

Connections

London Buses route 200 serves the station, connection to 156, 493 and N87 at Plough Lane is within walking distance of the station.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Table 173, 179 National Rail timetable, May 2022
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