West Croydon station

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

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[1]
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2013–14	4.281 million[2]
– interchange	0.465 million[2]
2014–15	4.488 million[2]
– interchange	0.472 million[2]
2015–16	5.113 million[2]
– interchange	0.626 million[2]
2016–17	5.532 million[2]
– interchange	0.607 million[2]
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.[3][4]	Renamed West Croydon
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses

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

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

Previous station	National Rail			Next 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

References

1. "Network Map". Southern. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 73, 245. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
4. Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford