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South Wimbledon tube station
South Wimbledon tube station is a London Underground station in South London. The station is on the Northern Line, between Colliers Wood and Morden stations and was opened in 1926 as part of the Morden Extension. The station is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 3 and Zone 4.
South Wimbledon station is not actually situated in Wimbledon but was given this name as it was thought that Wimbledon had a higher social standing than its actual location of Merton. For geographical accuracy, the station was originally named "South Wimbledon (Merton)" and it appeared as such on early underground maps and on the original station signage. The "(Merton)" part of the name gradually fell out of use.
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Further reading
Underground Architecture by David Laurence (Publisher Capital Transport)
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