 After the Surrey Iron Railway went out of business in 1846, a new railway was built on the line by the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway, which opened the station on 22 October 1855.It was originally named "Beddington" but was renamed in January 1887 to "Beddington Lane".In 1919 it became "Beddington Lane Halt", but reverted to "Beddington Lane" on 5 May 1969.