Wandsworth Town railway station is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south London, in London fare zone 2. It is down the line from .
The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.
History The station opened as Wandsworth when the Nine Elms to Richmond line came into service on 27 July 1846. It was shifted east to its present location in "around 1860".Joe Brown, "London Railway Atlas, 5th Edition", 2018 It was renamed Wandsworth Town on 7 October 1903.Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
On 1 December 1958 burglars used gelignite to break into the safe in the booking hall. However, there was only £10.00 () in the safe. The station was attacked again in 1973 when the recently redecorated station was set ablaze. The ticket office was completely burned out and the entrance hall, staircase, staff room and engineers' store were badly damaged. Just under two years later, on 11 November 1974, the temporary booking office was set alight which also carried through the staircase and damaged the platform buildings.
Services All services at Wandsworth Town are operated by South Western Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 4 tph to London Waterloo 2 tph to via , returning to London Waterloo via and 2 tph to via
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.
Connections London Buses routes 28, 44 and night routes N28 and N44 serve the station.
Improvement work In August 2010 a major upgrade was approved to build a new ticket office with ticket barriers on York Road.Wandsworth Town Station upgrade approved Clapham Junction Action Group 6 September 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2011. Work started in January 2011.Wandsworth Town upgrade work begins Network Rail 21 January 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
A scheme to provide lift access and a second entrance at the station started in 2026.
See also Wandsworth Common railway station
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