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 | |
| 2018–19 |  29.520 million[2] |
| – interchange |  29.324 million[2] |
| 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] |
| Key dates | |
| 2 March 1863 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′53″N 0°10′14″W / 51.4646°N 0.1705°W |
 London transport portal | |
Clapham Junction (/ˈklæpəm ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/[3]) is a major railway station and transport hub 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] it is on both the South West Main Line and Brighton Main Line, as well as numerous other routes and branch lines passing through or diverging from the main lines at this station. Despite its name, Clapham Junction is not in Clapham, a district 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-east.
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 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. 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. Retrieved 31 December 2018.