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 Wimbledon Chase 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Wimbledon Chase had 233,648 entries and exits, making it the 1,160th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1160/2575
It ranked 604th busiest (out of 997), with 486 scheduled services per week.
604/997
That's a daily average of 640.13 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 9.25 passengers per service, giving it the 964th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
964/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 98,050
Reduced price entries & exits: 88,462
Season ticket entries & exits: 47,136
Total entries & exits: 233,648
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +41,942 : 21.88%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up St Helier159578
2 - Down St Helier158574
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +208,738 (+837.97%)

Reasons for change:
2006-07 TfL Travelcard
2011-12 Continues high growth from previous year
2013-14 Reasons for strong growth unclear - there is a pattern of high growth for many stations on the Wimbledon Loop
2015-16 London Stations Methodology Change
2016-17 Southern industrial action and timetable changes
2017-18 Last year's figures affected by Southern industrial action and timetable changes
2019-20 Passengers switching from nearby South Western Railway stations to Sutton loop stations due to strikes on South Westen Railway in winter 2019

Location Details

Location: Wimbledon Chase
CRS: WBO / NLC: 5612 / TIPLOC(S): WIMLCHS
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Thameslink)
OS Grid Ref: 524257 169432
Constituency: Wimbledon
Local Authority: Merton
NR Region: London
ELR: SMS2 8m 13ch
This station is part of the London Travelcard Area

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Wimbledon Chase during 2022/2023:
•Wimbledon (13,769 journeys)
•London Blackfriars (10,775 journeys)
•Farringdon (8,611 journeys)
•Tooting (7,495 journeys)
•City Thameslink (6,540 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Wimbledon Chase's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
South Merton0.59
Wimbledon0.95