Morden tube station
Northern line · Zone 4 · Merton
About Morden station
Morden is the product of a compromise. The Underground group first planned to carry the City & South London Railway south from Clapham Common to join a new Wimbledon and Sutton line, and this station would have been called North Morden. The Southern Railway objected, and a July 1923 agreement let the tube run as far as Morden in exchange for the Underground giving up its rights over the Sutton route. The station opened on 13 September 1926 on open farmland, and its arrival helped turn a rural part of Surrey into suburbs: the parish population rose from 1,355 in 1921 to 12,618 in 1931.
The building was one of Charles Holden’s first modernist designs for the Underground, commissioned by Frank Pick: a double-height box clad in white Portland stone, with a three-part glazed screen whose column capitals are three-dimensional roundels, opening into an octagonal ticket hall with a matching roof light. Three storeys of offices were added on top around 1960. Unlike the other stations on the extension, the platforms lie in a wide cutting, and the tunnel portals just to the north begin the longest tunnel on the Underground, running 27.8 kilometres (17.3 mi) to East Finchley via the Bank branch. Works completed in 2007 added lifts and reinstated pole-mounted roundels on the entrance, and Merton Council locally lists the station.
First and last trains from Morden
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern towards Edgware, High Barnet or Mill Hill East | 05:15 to High Barnet – 00:05 to High Barnet | 05:15 to High Barnet – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:11 to High Barnet |
Times are TfL’s published timetable departures from this station; on Saturday the list follows TfL’s “Saturdays and public holidays” timetable.
At the busiest hour on a weekday there are up to 30 Northern trains an hour per direction from Morden, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Morden
Running times between Morden and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Northern | South Wimbledon | 2.4 min |
Connections
Morden is served by the Northern line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Morden station
As the southernmost station on the network, Morden became a hub for bus routes running further into suburban south London and northern Surrey once it opened, and day and night buses still serve it. The station is on London Road (the A24). Morden Library is about 110 m away and Merton Civic Centre about 120 m, while Morden Hall Park and Morden Park are also nearby. Across the road, the Underground company once ran the country’s first station petrol station and garage for commuters’ cars and bicycles.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Morden Library | 110 m |
| Merton Civic Centre | 120 m |
Frequently asked questions
The station was built in 1926 on open farmland, which gave Charles Holden more room than at the other stations on the extension. Its platforms lie in a wide cutting rather than in tunnels, with the tunnel portals a short distance to the north. Three tracks run through the station to the depot.
Yes. Under the 1922 proposals the station on the City & South London Railway extension would have been called North Morden, with a “South Morden” on the planned Wimbledon and Sutton line. After the 1923 agreement with the Southern Railway, the tube terminated here and the station opened as Morden.