page_title: Mitcham
section_title: Transport and locale
hierarchical_section_title: Mitcham / Transport and locale
caption_attribution_description: English: Tram 2552 calls at Mitcham tramstop with an eastbound service to New Addington
context_page_description: Mitcham is an area within the London Borough of Merton. It is centred 7.2 miles southwest of Charing Cross. Originally a village in the county of Surrey, today it is mainly a residential suburb.
  Localities within Mitcham include Mitcham Town Centre and Mitcham Common. Amenities include Mitcham Library and Mitcham Cricket Green. Nearby major districts are Wimbledon, Streatham, Croydon, Merton, Merton Park, Tooting, Morden and Sutton. Mitcham, most broadly defined, had a population of 63,393 in 2011, formed from six wards including Pollards Hill.
context_section_description: Mitcham is served by two railway stations: Mitcham Junction and Mitcham Eastfields. Mitcham Eastfields was the first suburban station to be built in 50 years in the area. Both stations are served by Govia Thameslink Railway's Southern and Thameslink brands with trains to Sutton, Epson, London Victoria, London Bridge (peaks only) and St Albans. 
  Trains on the Thameslink route from Central London continue on via the Sutton Loop Line to Sutton and Wimbledon back towards Central London. Tramlink also serves Mitcham with four stops in the area; Mitcham Junction, Mitcham, Belgrave Walk and Phipps Bridge. Trams provide a direct service to Wimbledon, Croydon and New Addington from Mitcham and also Beckenham Junction and Elmers End with a change at Croydon.
caption: Mitcham is on the Croydon Tramlink providing easy access to Wimbledon as well as Croydon
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