Back محطة كلافام چونكتيون ARZ Estació de Clapham Junction Catalan Gorsaf reilffordd Cyffordd Clapham Welsh Bahnhof Clapham Junction German Estación de Clapham Junction Spanish ایستگاه راهآهن تقاطع کلاپام Persian Gare de Clapham Junction French Clapham Junction Hungarian Stazione di Clapham Junction Italian クラパムジャンクション駅 Japanese
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(s) | CLJ |
| DfT category | B |
| Number of platforms | 17 (16 in use) |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| Cycle parking | Yes – external |
| Toilet facilities | Yes – behind gateline |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  28.892 million[2] |
| – interchange | 26.903 million[2] |
| 2020–21 | 8.371 million[2] |
| – interchange | 6.824 million[2] |
| 2021–22 |  17.397 million[2] |
| – interchange | 14.794 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 20.790 million[2] |
| – interchange | 19.091 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | 22.858 million[2] |
| – interchange | 20.383 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 2 March 1863 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′51″N 0°10′17″W / 51.46417°N 0.17139°W |
 London transport portal | |
Clapham Junction (/ˈklæpəm ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/[3]) is a major railway station near St John's Hill in south-west Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England, 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.[4] Despite its name, Clapham Junction is not in Clapham, a district 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-east.
A major transport hub, Clapham Junction station is on both the South West Main Line and Brighton Main Line, as well as numerous other routes and branch lines which pass through or diverge from the main lines at this station. It serves as a southern terminus of both the Mildmay and Windrush lines of the London Overground.
Routes from London's south and south-west 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.[5][better source needed] The station is also the busiest UK station for interchanges between services,[6] as well as the only railway station in Great Britain with more interchanges than entries or exits.[7]
- ^ National Rail: Clapham Junction Archived 5 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 7 August 2011
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "Clapham Junction - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes". www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 2L. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ Great British Railway Journeys (Series 4, Episode 7): "Woking to Clapham Junction" BBC Two, 15 January 2013
- ^ Office of Rail Regulation, Station Usage Estimates 2011–12
- ^ "Estimates of Station Usage 2017-18" (PDF). Office of Rail and Road. 11 December 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2018.