The new station at Mitcham Eastfields is now open for passenger service. The first train to call at the brand new £6m station was the 16:09 service to Epsom on Monday 2nd June, which was greeted enthusiastically by local residents and Merton Councillors.
Fast, frequent services are now available from the station, with trains into central London calling on average every 30 minutes in the morning and evening peaks, with an hourly service during the middle of the day.
This is good news for Southern passengers living in the Mitcham area who now benefit from using a station much nearer to home, and, being in the heart of the community, there's more incentive to take trains into central London and to destinations such as Epsom, Dorking and Horsham which are now within easy reach of the local community.
21:25, 14 Jun 2008
by Matthew Rees
