West Croydon station
West Croydon | |
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Location | Croydon |
Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
Managed by | London Overground |
Owner | Network Rail |
Station code(s) | WCY |
DfT category | C2 |
Number of platforms | 3 (formerly 4) |
Accessible | Yes[1] |
Fare zone | 5 |
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings | |
2009–10 | 1.312 million[2] |
2010–11 | 1.502 million[3] |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | 5.419 million[4] |
– interchange | 0.523 million[4] |
2019–20 | 5.056 million[4] |
– interchange | 0.464 million[4] |
2020–21 | 1.738 million[4] |
– interchange | 0.124 million[4] |
2021–22 | 3.148 million[4] |
– interchange | 0.241 million[4] |
2022–23 | 3.692 million[4] |
– interchange | 0.257 million[4] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | London and Croydon Railway |
Pre-grouping | London Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
5 June 1839 | Opened asCroydon |
April 1851[5][6] | RenamedWest Croydon |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°22′41.74″N00°06′09.16″W/ 51.3782611°N 0.1025444°W |
London transport portal |
West Croydonis a combinedrailway,bus stationandtram stopinCroydon,south London. It is served byNational Rail,London Overground,TramlinkandLondon Busesservices and is in Travelcard Zone 5.
TheEast London line,part ofLondon Overground,was extended to the station in 2010. On the National Rail network it is 10 miles 35chains(10.44 miles, 16.80 km) measured fromLondon Bridge.
Facilities
[edit]Railway station
[edit]The main entrance is on London Road, a short distance from the main shopping area. There areticket barriersprotecting the platforms. Trains run toLondon Victoria,London Bridge,Highbury & Islington,andSuttonand from there to westSurreyandWest Sussex.
By December 2009 station remodelling and tracklaying were completed for the southern extension of theEast London line,of which West Croydon is a terminus. The space occupied by former bay platform 2, out of use since the Wimbledon service was withdrawn in 1997 and replaced by Tramlink in 2000, has been utilised to extend platform 3, the London-bound platform. Bay platform 1 has been retained. There is no Platform 2.
In April 2012 a new entrance was constructed in Station Road, allowing direct access to the railway station from the adjacent bus and tram stops.[7]
Bus station and tram stop
[edit]A short distance from the main entrance is Station Road, where West Croydon bus station and tram stop are located. The tram stop is next to, but was for a long time physically separate from, the rail platforms, until the construction of the new entrance. All Tramlink routes use West Croydon, which is a single platform stop on the unidirectional loop around central Croydon. The bus station is a hub forLondon Buses,with 24 bus routes terminating or passing through. A new bus station opened in 2016.[8]
London Busesroutes50,60,64,75,109,154,157,166,194,198,250,264,289,367,403,407,410,450and468,SuperlooproutesSL6andSL7and night routesN68,N109andN250serve the railway and bus stations.[9][10]
History
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From 1809 to 1836 the site was the terminal basin of theCroydon Canal.The canal was drained and became part of the route of theLondon & Croydon Railway,opening on 5 June 1839.[5]In 1845 the L&C inaugurated theatmospheric system of propulsion;it worked for about a year but was not successful.[5]On 23 September 1846, a fire broke out in a lamp room, severely damaging the station and destroying thirteen carriages. Damage was estimated at £10,000.[11]The station was originally named Croydon; in April 1851 it became West Croydon.[5]
The canal basin was served by a short private branch from the terminus of theSurrey Iron Railway(SIR) at Pitlake. From 1855 the station was the terminus of theWest Croydon to Wimbledon Line,which followed much of the route of the SIR. This line closed on 31 May 1997, to be replaced byTramlink.Platform 2, the terminal bay for the Wimbledon line, was trackless until 2008. Very little remains of this platform apart from a little section at the western end, as most of it was filled in to extend platform 3 to allow trains to stop closer to the stairs.
In 1912 the composerSamuel Coleridge-Taylor(1875–1912), who was a resident of Croydon, collapsed whilst on the station. This was due to overwork and pneumonia. He died at home a few days later.
During the 1930s the station saw major alterations and reconstruction. A new ticket office was built on London Road. The original station buildings, ticket office and entrance in Station Road were closed and are still standing, converted to a shop.
Services
[edit]West Croydon is Croydon's second station, used mainly by suburban trains: the main station isEast Croydon,served by express trains to London and the South Coast and suburban trains.
Services at West Croydon are operated bySouthernandLondon OvergroundusingClass 377and378EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[12]
- 2 tph toLondon Bridge(non-stop fromNorwood Junction)
- 4 tph toLondon Victoria(2 of these run viaNorburyand 2 run viaCrystal Palace)
- 4 tph toHighbury & IslingtonviaNew Cross GateandDalston Junction
- 2 tph toEpsom
- 2 tph toEpsom Downs
During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service between London Victoria andSutton.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Preceding station | London Overground | Following station | ||
Norwood Junction towardsHighbury & Islington
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East London line | Terminus | ||
Preceding station | Tramlink | Following station | ||
Centrale One-way operation
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Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction |
Wellesley Road towardsBeckenham Junction
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Tramlink Wimbledon to Elmers End |
Wellesley Road towardsElmers End
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Tramlink New Addington to Croydon town centre |
Wellesley Road towardsNew Addington
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Disused railways | ||||
Waddon Marsh | Connex South Central |
Terminus |
References
[edit]- ^"Network Map".Southern Railway.Retrieved2 January2010.
- ^"Tram Stop Usage 2009-10 (FOI)"(XLS).Tramlink annual passenger performance 2009-2010.Transport for London.18 August 2011.Retrieved28 November2012.
- ^"Tramlink numbers 2010-2011"(PDF).Tramlink annual passenger performance 2010-2011.Transport for London.28 March 2012.Retrieved28 November2012.
- ^abcdefghij"Estimates of station usage".Rail statistics.Office of Rail Regulation.Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^abcdButt, RVJ (1995).The Directory of Railway Stations.Yeovil: Patrick Stephens. pp. 73, 245.ISBN1-85260-508-1.R508.
- ^Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
- ^"New entrance to West Croydon station provides better access for all".Transport for London. 5 April 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 27 June 2012.Retrieved27 June2012.
- ^""Milestone" bus station opens as part of West Croydon's multimillion pound redevelopment ".Your Croydon.Croydon Council. 14 October 2016.
- ^"Buses and trams from West Croydon"(PDF).TfL.19 August 2023.Retrieved18 August2023.
- ^"Night buses from Croydon"(PDF).TfL.June 2022.Retrieved31 July2023.
- ^"Serious Fire at the Croydon Terminus".Hampshire Advertiser and Salisbury Guardian.No. 1207. Southampton. 26 September 1846. p. 3.
- ^Table 171, 172, 177, 178National Railtimetable, May 2022
External links
[edit]- West Croydon tram stopThe Trams
- East London Line extensionArchived22 January 2008 at theWayback MachineTransport for London
- Train timesandstation informationfor West Croydon station fromNational Rail
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 5
- DfT Category C2 stations
- Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Croydon
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Croydon
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1839
- Railway stations served by London Overground
- Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
- Bus stations in London