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South Croydon
Location of South Croydon in Greater London |
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| Location | South Croydon |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | SCY |
| Number of platforms | 5 (3 in use) |
| Fare zone | 5 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 0.802 million[1] |
| 2005–06 | 0.772 million[1] |
| 2006–07 | 1.114 million[1] |
| 2007–08 | 1.196 million[1] |
| 2008–09 | 1.150 million[1] |
| 2009–10 | 1.130 million[1] |
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| 1 September 1865 | Opened |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
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. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern.
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Originally South Croydon was a terminus, next to the Brighton Line but without any platforms on to it. It was at the end of a one-mile extension to the local lines from London to New Croydon station, 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 the busy New Croydon station. The rapid growth of the town in this area may also have been a factor.[2]
In 1894 the railway obtained authority to extend the local line from South Croydon to Coulsdon, where it connected with the new Quarry line. The station was rebuilt as a through station with platform faces to all the lines prior to the opening of the new line in November 1899.[3]
In 1947 a train crash about 500 metres 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 north of the station. This blocked the main lines for 24 hours.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| East Croydon | Southern Brighton Main Line |
Purley Oaks | ||
| Southern Oxted Line |
Sanderstead | |||
| Southern West London route |
Terminus | |||
South Croydon has five platforms connected by a narrow subway.
The tracks through platforms 1 and 2 are used by services that do not call, for example fast Southern services such as from London Victoria to Brighton, First Capital Connect services and the Gatwick Express. 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.
Ticket gates became operational in April 2009.
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