South Croydon railway station

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South Croydon
Location
Place South Croydon
Local authority London Borough of Croydon
Operations
Station code SCY
Managed by Southern
Platforms in use 5
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.802 million
2005/06 * 0.772 million
Transport for London
Zone 5
History
Key dates Opened 1 September 1865
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at South Croydon from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
Portal:South Croydon railway station
UK Railways Portal


South Croydon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in Travelcard Zone 5. It is located on the Brighton Main Line at a junction where the Oxted Line diverges. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern.

[edit] Services

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

[edit] Platforms

South Croydon has five platforms. The tracks through platforms 1 & 2 are used by fast services that do not stop here. Platform 3 is used by up trains, to London Bridge and London Victoria. Platform 4 is used by both up and down trains. Platform 5 is used by down trains, to Caterham and other destinations.

No long-distance trains are scheduled to call here.

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Coordinates: 51°21′46.4″N 0°5′37.2″W / 51.362889, -0.093667

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
East Croydon   Southern
Brighton Main Line
  Purley Oaks
  Southern
Oxted Line
  Sanderstead