Norwood Junction railway station
Norwood Junction is a rail and Overground interchange in South Norwood, England. It is in Zone 4. The station is managed by London Overground and is served by Overground, Southern and Thameslink trains.
| 240px Station entrance | |
| Location | South Norwood |
|---|---|
| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | NWD |
| Number of platforms | 6 (Formerly 7) |
| Accessible | Yes (Platform 1 Northbound only)[1] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London & Croydon Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 June 1839 | Opened as Jolly Sailor |
| October 1846 | Renamed Norwood |
| 1 June 1859 | Resited |
| 1865 | LBSCR Goods Shed built[2] |
| 1 October 1910 | Renamed Norwood Junction and South Norwood for Woodside |
| 13 June 1955 | Renamed Norwood Junction[3] |
| Other information | |
| Lists of stations | |
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Crash
The Norwood Junction railway crash happened on 1 May 1891, when a cast-iron bridge over Portland Road, 60 yards (55 m) north-east of the old station building, split under the weight of an express train from Brighton to London Bridge.
Services
tph is trains per hour. T means the service is run by Thameslink, S means the service is run by Southern and O means an Overground service. A slash in between two operators means it is run by either.
Northbound
- 6tph to London Bridge (T/S)
- 4tph non-stop (T/S)
- 2tph calling at all stations to New Cross Gate (S)
- 4tph to Highbury and Islington via Canada Water (O)
- 2tph to London Victoria via Crystal Palace (S)
Southbound
- 6tph to West Croydon (O)
- 2tph to Epsom via West Croydon (S)
- 2tph to Coulsdon Town via East Croydon (S)
- 2tph to Gatwick Airport via Redhill (T)
Line diagram
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anerley or Sydenham | Southern Brighton Mainline |
East Croydon | ||
| Crystal Palace | Southern London Bridge to Epsom |
West Croydon | ||
| London Bridge | Thameslink Gatwick Airport via Redhill |
East Croydon | ||
| Anerley | Overground South London Line |
West Croydon Terminus | ||
Norwood Junction Railway Station Media
- JollySailor.jpg
Jolly-sailor station in 1845, showing the atmospheric railway pumping station, with its Gothic chimney vent, in the foreground.
- Norwood Junction Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1038908.jpg
Platform 1,2 & 3 at Norwood Junction when the station was managed by Southern. (view from Platform 1)
- Norwoodjunction2.JPG
Platforms 4 & 5 (the bridge in the background was replaced in 2015)
- Norwood Junction stn platform 6 look south.JPG
Platform 6 looking south when station was managed by Southern.
- Norwood Locomotive Depot geograph-2649644-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Norwood Junction Locomotive Depot on 12 March 1960.
References
- ↑ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ↑ "London's Last Goods Sheds". The London Railway Record. 91: 233. April 2017.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 175.
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