Editing Brighton Main Line (section)

===London Victoria to Windmill Bridge Junction===
[[File:View_over_Grosvenor_railway_bridge_and_beyond,_from_the_NW_chimney_of_Battersea_Power_Station_(geograph_7605652).jpg|thumb|right|[[Grosvenor Bridge]] carries the Brighton Main Line over the [[River Thames]] between {{rws|London Victoria}} and {{rws|Battersea Park}}]]
The London Victoria to Windmill Bridge Junction section of the Brighton Main Line is {{cvt|10|mi|2|ch}} in length and has nine stations in total.{{sfn|"Sectional Appendix"|2009|loc=SO500}} Victoria and {{rws|Clapham Junction}} stations are managed by [[Network Rail]]<ref>{{cite web |title= London Victoria |publisher= Network Rail |url= https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/our-stations/london-victoria/ |access-date= 29 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Clapham Junction |publisher= Network Rail |url= https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/our-stations/clapham-junction/ |access-date= 29 March 2024}}</ref> and have 19 and 17 operational platforms respectively.{{sfn|"Sectional Appendix"|2009|loc=SO500}}{{sfn|"Route Specifications"|2016|pp=65-68}}{{efn|Although {{rws|London Victoria}} has a total of 19 platforms, only platforms 9-19 are connected to the Brighton Main Line. Platforms 9-12 are typically used for slow line services, platforms 13 and 14 are used by [[Gatwick Express]] and platforms 15-19 are for fast line services.{{sfn|"Route Specifications"|2016|pp=65-68}} {{rws|Clapham Junction}} has a total of 19 operational platforms, but only platforms 12-17 are connected to the Brighton Main Line.{{sfn|"Sectional Appendix"|2009|loc=SO500}}}} The other stations ({{rws|Battersea Park}}, {{rws|Wandsworth Common}}, {{rws|Balham}}, {{rws|Streatham Common}}, {{rws|Norbury}}, {{rws|Thornton Heath}} and {{rws|Selhurst}}) are managed by Southern and have four operational platforms each.{{sfn|"Sectional Appendix"|2009|loc=SO500}} Train services that use this section of the Brighton Main Line are:
* Victoria to Gatwick Airport and Brighton services, operated by [[Gatwick Express]]
* Victoria to {{rws|East Grinstead}}, {{rws|Reigate}} and the South Coast, operated by [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]]
* Suburban services from Victoria via [[Sutton railway station (London)|Sutton]] or {{rws|Streatham Hill}}, operated by Southern
* London Bridge to East Croydon stopping services via Norbury, operated by Southern
* {{rws|Hemel Hempstead}} to East Croydon via {{rws|Kensington (Olympia)}}, operated by Southern

With the exception of the line between Victoria and Battersea Park, this part of the Brighton Main Line has four parallel tracks. The fast lines for longer-distance express services are on the western side of the formation and the slow lines are to the east.{{sfn|"Sectional Appendix"|2009|loc=SO500}} In general fast services stop at Victoria and Clapham Junction and do not make scheduled calls at the other stations. The maximum permitted speed is {{cvt|70|mph}} on the fast lines and {{cvt|60|mph}} on the slow lines.{{sfn|"Route Specifications"|2016|pp=65-68}} Signalling is controlled from Three Bridges [[rail operating centre]].{{sfn|"Sectional Appendix"|2009|loc=SO500}}

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|+ class="nowrap"|Stations from London Victoria to Windmill Bridge Junction {{nobold|(ordered from north to south)}}
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!scope="col"|Station
!scope="col"|Distance from London Victoria{{sfn|"Sectional Appendix"|2009|loc=SO500}}
!scope="col"|Number of<br> platforms
!scope="col"|Opening date 
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Original name
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|- style="background:#F8F8FF"
|{{rws|London Victoria}}||{{cvt|0|mi|00|ch}}||19 (10 for main line)||{{date table sorting|1 October 1860}}||||{{sfn|Baker|1989|pp=78-79}}
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|{{rws|Battersea Park}}||{{cvt|1|mi|23|ch}}||4 (3 for main line)||{{date table sorting|1 May 1857}}||Coulsdon||{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=73}}
|-
|{{rws|Clapham Junction}}||{{cvt|2|mi|57|ch}}||17 (6 for main line)||{{date table sorting|2 March 1863}}||||{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=135}}
|-
|{{rws|Wandsworth Common}}||{{cvt|4|mi|05|ch}}||4||{{date table sorting|1 December 1856}}||||{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=469}}
|-
|{{rws|Balham}}||{{cvt|4|mi|52|ch}}||4||{{date table sorting|1 December 1856}}|| ||{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=64}}
|-
|{{rws|Streatham Common}}||{{cvt|6|mi|48|ch}}||4||{{date table sorting|1 December 1862}}|| ||{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=437}}
|-
|{{rws|Norbury}}||{{cvt|7|mi|36|ch}}||4||{{date table sorting|1 January 1878}}||Norbury Hill||{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=340}}
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|{{rws|Thornton Heath}}||{{cvt|8|mi|64|ch}}||4||{{date table sorting|12 July 1841}}||||{{sfn|Quick|2023|pp=448-449}}
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|{{rws|Selhurst}}||{{cvt|9|mi|31|ch}}||4||{{date table sorting|1 May 1865}}|| ||{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=409}}
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