Clapham Junction is a major transport hub and junction in South West London. It is Britain's busiest station and has more trains passing through per day than any station in Europe.
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| A SWR 455 arrives at Clapham Junction |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(South West Main Line, Southern routes,
London Overground) |
| Station code: |
CLJ |
| Opened: |
1863 |
| Platforms: |
17 |
The station was opened in 1863 as a joint venture and interchange by the London & South Western Railway, London, Brighton & South Coast Railway and West London Extension Railway [1]. The station is in fact in Battersea not Clapham, the railway companies using the latter name to attract the middle and upper classes to use the station! The station was rebuilt in 1905 due to the quadrupling of the main lines which served it.
The station is a stop on the South West Main Line, and other routes to destinations such as
Reading and
Brighton. The London Overground's South London Line terminus and also a stop on the West London Line.
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| A iconic view |
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| Southern 377 622 at Clapham Junction |
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| London Overground 378s |
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| Britain's busiest station, the sign says so! |
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| SWR 707 028 arrives at Clapham Junction |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Clapham Junction to Beckenham Junction (Middleton Press, 1994) Fig. 1
