Sanderstead railway station
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| Sanderstead Station, viewed from the station approach off Mayfield Road | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Sanderstead | ||
| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SNR | ||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.623 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.652 million | ||
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| Zone | 6 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 10 March 1884 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sanderstead from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Sanderstead railway station serves the village of Sanderstead in the London Borough of Croydon, although the station is some distance north-west of the original village centre. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.
The station is served by Oxted Line trains from East Grinstead and Uckfield to East Croydon and London Bridge and London Victoria.
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[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 2 to London Victoria via East Croydon
- 2 to East Grinstead
Although the next station north of Sanderstead is South Croydon, no off-peak trains from this station call there.
[edit] History
Sanderstead was opened on 10 March 1884, almost two years after the East Grinstead line had been opened. Trains from here also served the Woodside and South Croydon Railway line to Elmers End until that line closed in 1983. A short stretch of that line from the former Selsdon station towards the site of Spencer Road Halt continued in use to serve an oil terminal until 1993. In the latter days of the Elmers End line, Sanderstead station was electrified although the line between there and South Croydon was not. It was subsequently included in the electrification of the East Grinstead Line.
[edit] Station Building
The original weatherboarded station buildings were severely damaged by fire on 5 June 1987. The station footbridge is the only remaining structure from the original station, although this too has changed over the years. The present brick building was opened in September 1987.
The station building is open from early morning until about 8pm on weekdays, and shuts early afternoon on Saturdays and Sundays. [1]. There is a small tea bar at one end of the station which has recently been re-opened, it is only open during morning peak hours. The station toilets are kept locked and passengers requiring their services must request a key from the ticket office.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| South Croydon | Southern Oxted Line |
Riddlesdown | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| Selsdon | British Rail Southern Region Woodside and South Croydon Railway |
Terminus | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Sanderstead railway station from National Rail
- Sanderstead railway station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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