page_title: Morden Road railway station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Morden Road railway station / History
caption_attribution_description: Pre Grouping railway junction around Aldershot, Ash, Shalford, Basingstoke, Guildford &amp; Peasmarsh , Wimbledon
context_page_description: Morden Road railway station was a station in Merton, on the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line.
context_section_description: The West Croydon to Wimbledon Line was opened on 22 October 1855, and the station opened on the same day or 1857, originally being named Morden. It was renamed three times: to Morden Halt in 1910; to Morden Road Halt on 2 July 1951, and finally to Morden Road on 5 May 1969. The last train ran on 31 May 1997 when the line was closed . Shortly after closure the original platform was demolished and the two-platform Morden Road tram stop of the Tramlink system was built on the site.
caption: A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Morden Road railway station
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