Clapham Junction railway station
Clapham Junction railway station (/ˈklæpəm ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/) is a major railway station and transport hub near St John's Hill in southwest Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is 2 miles 57 chains (2.71 mi; 4.37 km) from London Victoria and 3 miles 74 chains (3.93 mi; 6.32 km) from London Waterloo; it is on both the South West Main Line and Brighton Main Line as well as numerous other routes and branch lines passing through or diverging from the main lines at this station. Despite its name, Clapham Junction is not located in Clapham, a district situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the southeast and is instead sited in Battersea.
| Clapham Junction | |
|---|---|
South West (Brighton Yard) entrance | |
Clapham Junction Location of Clapham Junction in Greater London | |
| Location | Battersea |
| Local authority | London Borough of Wandsworth |
| Managed by | Network Rail |
| Station code | CLJ |
| DfT category | B |
| Number of platforms | 17 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| Cycle parking | Yes – external |
| Toilet facilities | Yes – behind gateline |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 | 29.520 million |
| – interchange | 29.324 million |
| 2019–20 | 28.892 million |
| – interchange | 26.903 million |
| 2020–21 | 8.371 million |
| – interchange | 6.824 million |
| 2021–22 | 17.397 million |
| – interchange | 14.794 million |
| 2022–23 | 20.790 million |
| – interchange | 19.091 million |
| Key dates | |
| 2 March 1863 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51.4646°N 0.1705°W |
| London transport portal | |
Routes from London's south and southwest termini, Victoria and Waterloo, funnel through the station, making it the busiest in Europe by number of trains using it: between 100 and 180 per hour except for the five hours after midnight. The station is also the busiest UK station for interchanges between services, as well as the only railway station in Great Britain with more interchanges than entries or exits.