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Wandsworth Road railway station
is a National Rail station between Battersea and Clapham in
south London. It is served by London Overground services between
Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction, with a limited service to
Battersea Park. It is 1 mile 75 chains (3.1 km) from London
Victoria.
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 same railway company
constructed a triple-track high-level route between Battersea
Pier Junction and Brixton, part of which opened between Factory
Junction, (100 metres north of Wandsworth Road station) 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. On 1 May 1867, the London,
Chatham and Dover Railway leased the original two tracks to the
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR), for use by its
new South London line service (which run between Victoria and
London Bridge via Denmark Hill). On 3 April 1916, the three 1866
platforms were closed, as the South Eastern & Chatham railway
withdrew its service, leaving only the original two 1863
platforms, which were still served by the LBSCR. These platforms
closed on 19 May 1926. The LBSCR platforms reopened on 20
September 1926. The former South Eastern & Chatham platforms
which closed in 1916 were demolished in the late 1920s.
Therefore, the current two platforms served by London Overground
are the original platforms of 1863.
A footbridge was installed by Network SouthEast in November 1988
having previously been used at Mitcham.
London Overground operate four services per hour in each
direction between Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction. There
is also a limited early morning and late evening service from
and to Battersea Park.
London Buses routes 77, 87 and 452 and night route N87 serve the
station.
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