Stewarts Lane railway stations

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Stewarts Lane
Location Wandsworth
Owner West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway
London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Key dates
28 May 1858Opened (WELCPR)
1 December 1858Closed (WELCPR)
1 May 1863Opened (LCDR)
1 January 1867Closed (LCDR)
Other information
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Stewarts Lane (sometimes Stewart's Lane, with an apostrophe) was the name of two separate railway stations in Battersea, South London.

The 1858 Stewarts Lane station on the WELCPR. (Dashed lines are railways not yet built.) Battersea railways - Macaulay 1859.jpg
The 1858 Stewarts Lane station on the WELCPR. (Dashed lines are railways not yet built.)

The first station, opened by the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway, was on the line between Pimlico and New Wandsworth stations, located just south of the bridge under the LSWR lines. [1] It was opened on 29 Mar 1858 [2] or 29 May 1858 [3] and closed on 1 December 1858. [2] [3]

The 1863 Stewarts Lane station on the LCDR. Battersea railways - Macaulay 1863.jpg
The 1863 Stewarts Lane station on the LCDR.

The second station was later used by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and located between Victoria and Wandsworth Road. This station was opened on 1 May 1863 and closed on 1 January 1867. It was located south of the previous station, at the end of Corunna Road (now Corunna Terrace). [4] It had two staggered platforms; from the footbridge that joined them, the eastern platform reached north, and the western platform south. [5]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pimlico   West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway
(1858–1858)
  New Wandsworth
London Victoria   London, Chatham and Dover Railway
(1863–1867)
  Wandsworth Road
Point Coordinates
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OS Grid Ref Notes
Stewarts Lane (WELCPR) 51°28′35″N0°08′34″W / 51.4763°N 0.1428°W / 51.4763; -0.1428 (Stewart's Lane Station (WELCPR) (1858–1858)) TQ290776891858–1858
Stewarts Lane (LCDR) 51°28′29″N0°08′32″W / 51.4748°N 0.1423°W / 51.4748; -0.1423 (Stewart's Lane Station (LCDR) (1863–1867)) TQ291176721863–1867

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