Services and Connections
As well as the District Line, Southfields Station is also served by two bus routes: the 39 and the 493.
The 39 bus runs from Clapham Junction to Putney Bridge station via Wandsworth, Southfields and Putney.
The 493 bus runs from St George's Hospital to Richmond via Tooting Broadway, Colliers Wood, South Wimbledon, Wimbledon, Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Southfields, Putney Heath, Mortlake, North Sheen, Richmond Bus Station and Richmond.
The 156 bus and the N87 night bus route both run along Merton Road, which is five minutes walk from Southfields Station.
During the two weeks of Wimbledon Tennis a shuttle bus runs from Southfields Station to the tennis courts. Travelcards and bus passes are not accepted on this bus.
The 639 limited schooldays-only bus service runs from Clapham Junction to John Paul II School via Southfields.
The automated train announcements on board LUL's trains state, incorrectly, that Southfields is the station at which to alight "for the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club" (the correct short form is "The All England Lawn Tennis Club") as it is an easy 10–15 minutes' walk along a main road to the club and Southfields is better set up for large crowds than Wimbledon Park station.
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