West Croydon station

For the Australian station, see West Croydon railway station, Adelaide.

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

West Croydon

Location	Croydon
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	WCY
Number of platforms	3 (formerly 4)
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	5
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 as Croydon
April 1851.	Renamed West Croydon
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses

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.

• 2tph (trains per hour) to London Bridge - semi-fast
• 6tph to London Victoria:
  • 4tph via Streatham Common and Balham
  • 2tph via Crystal Palace and Balham
• 4tph to Highbury & Islington via New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction
• 6tph to Sutton
• 2tph to Epsom Downs
• 2tph to Epsom

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

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  West Croydon (2008 image) with Southern branding

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  The tram and bus interchange at West Croydon in 2005

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  West Croydon Bus Station rebuilt in 2016

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  A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Brighton Main Line between South Croydon and Selhurst/Forest Hill, and surrounding lines

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  The first four coaches became derailed when an electric train hit the buffers at West Croydon Station in October 1948, crashed through a wall and damaged several cars.