West Croydon station

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West Croydon is a combined rail, tram and bus interchange in Croydon. It is in Travelcard Zone 5.

West Croydon Tramlink London Overground National Rail
West Croydon stn entrance 2012.JPG
LocationCroydon
Local authorityLondon Borough of Croydon
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeWCY
Number of platforms3 (formerly 4)
AccessibleYes [1]
Fare zone5
Railway companies
Original companyLondon and Croydon Railway
Pre-groupingLondon Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
5 June 1839Opened as Croydon
April 1851.[2][3]Renamed West Croydon
Other information
Lists of stations
External links

Notable incidents

In 1912, Samuel Colridge Taylor, himself a resident of Croydon, collapsed at the station due to overwork and pneumonia. He died at home a few days later.

Services

tph is trains per hour.

Diagram

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Selhurst   Southern
Sutton & Mole Valley Line
London Bridge to Epsom via Wallington
  Waddon
Norwood Junction Southern
Sutton & Mole Valley Line
London Victoria to West Croydon Via Crystal Palace
Norwood Junction   Southern
London Bridge to Sutton via Forest Hill stopper
Peak hour only
  Wallington
Norwood Junction   Overground
South London Line
  Terminus
Centrale
One-way
  Tramlink
West Croydon loop to Beckenham Junction, Elmers End and New Addington
  Wellesley Road
One-way

West Croydon Station Media

References

  1. "Network Map". Southern. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 73, 245. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford