West Croydon station
- East London Line
- Sutton & Mole Valley Lines
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The West Croydon Station is located in the London Borough of Croydon and is listed in Travelcard Zone 5. Behind East Croydon it is the second largest train station in Croydon. He is in possession of the Network Rail, but is managed by TfL. In addition to the Southern trains, the station also trains the London Overground is operated; West Croydon is one of the three southern endpoints of the East London Line. Also West Croydon is a transfer point between rail and Tramlink.
History
Occupied the site of the station 1809-1836 a basin of the Croydon Canal, which, however, the railroad had to give way and was bricked. Has opened up the harbor basin of the Surrey Iron Railway, was based on their railway network in the later opened route to Wimbledon. 1839, the station of the London and Croydon Railway was opened under the name Croydon. The London and Brighton Railway today East Croydon train station, then had the same name. Its present name from the railway station in 1851, after the L & CR and L & BR to London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB & SCR) had joined forces and East Croydon in 1846 received its current name. 1855 opened the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway Company, a railway line from West Croydon to Wimbledon Station.
1930, the former station building was closed at the bus stop on Station Road and replaced by the existing today on the London Road. The former banking hall even features as a retail store. In 1997, the route to Wimbledon was shut down, the trains used for the terminal platform 2 was maintained until 2008. The decommissioning was performed for the reconstruction of the route for the tram, Tramlink, went into operation in 2000. However, it does not stop at the station, but in a common bus and tram stop at Station Road. She can be reached via a short walk from the train station, a direct connection to the platforms currently does not exist, however, to be set up in the medium term in the form of further renovation measures. 2009, the railway track was rebuilt in preparation for the extension opened in 2010, the East London Line. While the track was 1 retained the former track 2 had to give way to track 3.
Traffic
Railway
Southern provides hourly traffic at the following:
- 4 trains to London Victoria via Thornton Heath, Balham and Clapham Junction
- 2 trains to London Victoria via Norwood Junction, Crystal Palace, Balham and Clapham Junction
- 2 trains to London Bridge via East Dulwich and Peckham Rye
- 4 trains to Sutton, where each one to Epsom or Epsom Downs is extended
Yet to come during rush periods, additional features of the relations London Bridge Guildford and London Bridge Dorking
West Croydon is one of the four southern terminals and is served in the quarter hour from the following relationship:
- West Croydon, Norwood Junction, Sydenham's New Cross Gate Canada Water, Whitechapel Shoreditch High Street, Dalston Junction, Highbury & Islington
Tramlink
Tramlink West Croydon operated with all three lines:
- Line 1: West Croydon - East Croydon - Elmers End
- Line 2: West Croydon - East Croydon - Beckenham Junction
- Line 3: Wimbledon - Mitcham Junction - West Croydon - East Croydon - New Addington
Bus
In the immediate vicinity of the railway station, there are two bus stops, one hand direct access node at the Station Road, on the other hand, even the St. Michaels Road stop. Both stations are served by a total of 24 lines, St. Michaels Road additionally three night buses.