Clapham Common railway station

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Clapham Common
Clapham Common and New Wandsworth Stations, Stanfords Map of London.jpg
Clapham Common station, 1863
Location Clapham
Owner London and South Western Railway
Key dates
1838 (1838)Opened as Wandsworth
1846renamed Clapham Common
1863 (1863)Closed
Replaced by Clapham Junction
Other information
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal

Clapham Common was a railway station in Clapham formerly located between Vauxhall and Wimbledon stations. [1] The station was opened by the London and South Western Railway on the 21 May 1838 as Wandsworth when the company opened its line from Nine Elms to Woking. Renamed in 1846, it closed on 2 March 1863 when Clapham Junction was opened in its place. [1] [2]

The station was close to the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway's New Wandsworth station located on a separate line, with both stations being open between 1858 and 1863 before being replaced by a combined station at Clapham Junction.

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References

  1. 1 2 Brown, Joe (2015) [2006]. London Railway Atlas (4th ed.). Ian Allan Publishing. p. 38. ISBN   978-0-7110-3819-6.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 127. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Wimbledon   London & South Western Railway
(1838–1848)
  Nine Elms
  London & South Western Railway
(1848–1863)
  Vauxhall

51°27′34″N0°10′24″W / 51.4594°N 0.1733°W / 51.4594; -0.1733