East Putney
East Putney, looking towards Wimbledon, on 15th January 2023. The Wimbledon & Putney line was opened by the LSWR on 3rd June 1889 from Wimbledon to a connection with their Richmond line at Point Pleasant junction, west of Wandsworth Town. The LSWR also provided a spur from this station, with its own platforms (seen here), across the Thames to an end-on junction with the District Line at Putney Bridge which enabled these trains to be extended to Wimbledon with running powers but no LSWR trains ever used this connection. Passenger services between Wimbledon and Waterloo via Point Pleasant were withdrawn by the Southern on 5th May 1941 but the line remained in main line ownership until 1st April 1994 when it was transferred to London Transport and is still used by National Rail for empty stock workings and occasional passenger diversions, as at the time of the Clapham Junction rail crash in 1988. The original buildings on the left were destroyed in a fire some years ago.
Location: East Putney
Original line: Wimbledon and Putney Line (London and South Western Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: London Underground stations 2010-2023
Date: 15/01/2023
Image number: 84594
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