South Wimbledon tube station
Northern line · Zones 3 and 4 · Merton
About South Wimbledon station
On the drawings it was going to be Merton Grove. When the City & South London Railway’s Morden extension from Clapham Common opened on 13 September 1926, the station was named South Wimbledon instead, and from 1928 tube maps and platform signs added “(Merton)” for geographical accuracy, although the street-level building never carried the suffix. The bracketed name fell out of use from the early 1950s.
Charles Holden designed this and the other Morden extension stations, his first major commission for the Underground, after Frank Pick, general manager of the UERL, rejected designs by the company’s own architect, Stanley Heaps. The result is a double-height box clad in white Portland stone with a shop on each side and a three-part glazed screen on the front. The columns dividing the screen are topped with three-dimensional versions of the roundel, and the central panel holds a large roundel of its own. The building is Grade II listed. Below ground it holds a network record: South Wimbledon is the southernmost station on the Underground with platforms in tunnels, since Morden, one stop further on, sits in an open cut.
First and last trains from South Wimbledon
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern towards Morden | 06:20 – 01:04 | 06:20 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:15 |
| Northern towards Edgware, High Barnet or Mill Hill East | 05:17 to High Barnet – 00:07 to High Barnet | 05:17 to High Barnet – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:13 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 South Wimbledon, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from South Wimbledon
Running times between South Wimbledon and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Northern | Colliers Wood | 2.3 min |
| Northern | Morden | 2.4 min |
Connections
South Wimbledon is served by the Northern line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near South Wimbledon station
The station stands on the corner of Merton High Street and Morden Road, serving the residential streets of South Wimbledon and Merton. Nelson Gardens, a small park, is about 210 m away. A number of day and night bus routes stop here, and the Tramlink stop at Morden Road is within walking distance for onward journeys by tram, and Colliers Wood lies one stop to the north.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Nelson Gardens | 210 m |