Purley railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Purley | ||
| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 6 | ||
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| Station code | PUR | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
1.902 million * | ||
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| Zone | 6 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1841 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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Purley railway station serves Purley in the London Borough of Croydon, on the main London to Brighton line, in Travelcard Zone 6. It is a junction with the branches to Caterham and Tattenham Corner. There are also sidings used by the Day and Son gravel company, part of whose installation has been given a visual treatment intended to resemble a signal box. Trains of aggregates from Cliffe are dealt with here.
The station was originally opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) on 12 July 1841: it was then called Godstone Road, which was seven miles from that village: it was closed on 1 October 1847. On 5 August 1856 the Caterham branch was opened, joining the main line at the site of the old station. At the time there was intense rivalry between the South Eastern Railway (SER), in whose territory the new branch stood, and the LBSCR for the use of the main line. The Caterham Railway had to sue the LBSCR to get the junction station reopened: this it did, three months later. Caterham Junction became Purley on 1 October 1888.
The Purley Station rail crash on 4 March 1989 occurred just to the north of the station, and left 5 dead and 94 injured.
Purley Oaks station lies to the north of Purley on the Brighton main line.
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via East Croydon and Norbury
- 6tph to London Bridge via East Croydon
- 2tph to London Charing Cross
- 4tph to Caterham
- 4tph to Smitham, two of which continue to Tattenham Corner
- 1tph to Tunbridge Wells via Tonbridge
- 1tph to Horsham via Gatwick Airport
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Purley railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Purley railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Purley Oaks | Southern | Reedham | ||
| Southern Brighton Main Line |
Coulsdon South | |||
| Southern | Kenley | |||
| East Croydon | South Eastern London Bridge to Tunbridge Wells (via Redhill and East Croydon) |
Coulsdon South | ||
| Railway stations of London Central area | Greater London |
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| Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo |
| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
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