South Croydon railway station

National Rail station in London, England

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South Croydon

South CroydonLocation of South Croydon in Greater London
Location	South Croydon
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	SCY
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	5 (2 in use; 3 at peak times)
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.225 million
2020–21	0.338 million
2021–22	0.601 million
2022–23	0.733 million
2023–24	0.948 million
Key dates
1 September 1865	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°21′46.4″N 0°5′37.2″W / 51.362889°N 0.093667°W / 51.362889; -0.093667
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South Croydon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in Travelcard Zone 5. It is on the Brighton Line at its junction with the Oxted Line, 11 miles 21 chains (18.1 km) measured from London Bridge.

The station is managed by Southern, and the station is served by both Southern and Thameslink services.

History

Originally South Croydon was a terminus next to the through lines of the Brighton Line but without any platforms on them, the end of a 1 mile (1.6 km) extension of the local lines from New Croydon, opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 1 September 1865. The aim was to provide more space for reversing local trains than could be afforded at busy New Croydon. The rapid growth of the town in this area may also have been a factor.

In 1894 the railway obtained authority to extend the local lines to Coulsdon, where they connected with the new Quarry line. The station was rebuilt as a through station with platform faces on all lines prior to the opening of the line in November 1899.

In 1947 a train crash about 550 yards (500 m) south of the station killed 32 people, the worst accident in the history of the Southern Railway.

On 1 August 2011, a landslide caused by a burst water main occurred approximately 200 yards (180 m) north of the station, blocking the railway for 24 hours.

Platforms

South Croydon has five platforms connected by a narrow subway.

Platforms 1 and 2 are rarely used as fast Southern services from London Victoria to Brighton, Thameslink services and Gatwick Express, and these services do not call.

Platform 3 is used by up trains to London Bridge, Bedford and London Victoria in the peak hours

Platform 4 is used by services that do not call, heading southbound, and some Thameslink services in both directions.

Platform 5 is used by down trains to Caterham, Tattenham Corner and Three Bridges

Ticket gates became operational in April 2009.

Services

Services at South Croydon are operated by Southern and Thameslink using Class 377 and 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

2 tph to London Bridge
2 tph to Bedford via London Bridge
2 tph to Caterham and Tattenham Corner, dividing and attaching at Purley
2 tph to Three Bridges via Redhill

Preceding station		Following station
East Croydon	Southern Brighton Main LineStopping Services	Purley Oaks
	Thameslink Brighton Main Line	Purley
	Southern Oxted LinePeak Hours Only	Sanderstead
	Thameslink Bedford to East GrinsteadPeak Hours Only	Sanderstead

Connections

London Buses route 403, 412 and 433 serve the station.

References

^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
Yonge, John (November 2008) . Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 14C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 2 Establishment and Growth. Batsford. p. 242. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8.
Turner, John Howard (1979). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 3 Completion and Maturity. Batsford. pp. 114–5. ISBN 0-7134-1389-1.
"Gatwick Airport passengers hit by railway line flood". London: BBC News. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
"Gatwick Airport rail disruption continues after flooding". London: BBC News. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
Table 181, 182, 183 National Rail timetable, December 2022

External links

Train times and station information for South Croydon railway station from National Rail

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London Underground	Night Tube Bakerloo Central Circle District Hammersmith & City Jubilee Metropolitan Northern Piccadilly Victoria Waterloo & City
London Rail	Docklands Light Railway Elizabeth line Tramlink London Overground North London East London South London West London Gospel Oak to Barking Lea Valley Romford–Upminster Watford DC
London Buses	East London Transit Superloop Night buses
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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road North Circular Road South Circular Road
Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

Ticketing

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Former BR sectors

Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes

Southern routes serving this station
Oxted line	London Bridge Norwood Junction London Victoria Clapham Junction Selhurst East Croydon South Croydon Sanderstead Riddlesdown Upper Warlingham Woldingham Oxted Hurst Green Lingfield Dormans East Grinstead Edenbridge Town Hever Cowden Ashurst Eridge Crowborough Buxted Uckfield
Metro Caterham and Tattenham Corner	London Bridge New Cross Gate Brockley Honor Oak Park Forest Hill Sydenham Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction London Victoria Battersea Park Clapham Junction Wandsworth Common Balham Streatham Hill West Norwood Gipsy Hill Crystal Palace Streatham Common Norbury Thornton Heath Selhurst West Croydon East Croydon South Croydon Purley Oaks Purley Kenley Whyteleafe Whyteleafe South Caterham Reedham Coulsdon Town Woodmansterne Chipstead Kingswood Tadworth Tattenham Corner
West London Route	Hemel Hempstead Watford Junction Harrow & Wealdstone Wembley Central Shepherd's Bush Kensington (Olympia) West Brompton Imperial Wharf Clapham Junction Wandsworth Common Balham Streatham Common Norbury Thornton Heath Selhurst East Croydon South Croydon Purley Oaks Purley Reedham Coulsdon Town

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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