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| Location | Croydon |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | WCY |
| Platforms in use | 3 (formerly 4) |
| Accessible |  [1] |
| Fare zone | 5 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004/5 | 0.717 million[2] |
| 2005/6 | 0.651 million[2] |
| 2006/7 | 2.911 million[2] |
| 2007/8 | 2.572 million[2] |
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| 5 June 1839 | Opened |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
West Croydon station is a transport interchange for National Rail and Tramlink services, as well as London Buses. It is in the London Borough of Croydon and Travelcard Zone 5. The East London line is being extended to the station, currently due to open in May 2010.
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The entrance to West Croydon railway station is on London Road, a short distance from the town's main shopping area. Trains run to London Victoria, London Bridge and Sutton, and from there to west Surrey and parts of West Sussex.
A short distance from the railway station entrance is Station Road, where West Croydon bus station and tram stop are located. The tram stop is next to but inaccessible from the rail platforms and there are long-term plans as part of an overall development to have better connections between the two. All three Tramlink routes use West Croydon, which is on the unidirectional loop around central Croydon.
The bus station is a hub for London Buses services, including the X26 bus to Heathrow Airport and services to Surrey.
As of December 2009, station remodelling work and track laying has been completed as part of the southern extension of the East London line, for which West Croydon will be the terminus. The space occupied by former bay platform 2 (out of use since the Wimbledon service was withdrawn in 1997 and largely supplanted by Tramlink since 2000) has been utilised to extend platform 3, the through London-bound platform. Bay platform 1 has been retained.
From 1809 to 1836 the site of the station was the terminal basin of the Croydon Canal. The canal was drained and became part of the route of the London & Croydon Railway, opening on 5 June 1839. In 1845 the L&C inaugurated down the atmospheric system of propulsion; it worked for about a year but was not successful.
The canal basin was served by a short private branch from the terminus of the Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) at Pitlake. From 1855 the station was the terminus of the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line, which followed much of the route of the SIR. This line closed in 1997, to be replaced by Tramlink. Platform 2, the terminal bay for the Wimbledon line, is now trackless.
A sad event occurred here in 1912 when the brilliant black composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912), resident of Croydon, collapsed from overwork and pneumonia, dying a few days later.
During the 1930s the station undertook major alterations and reconstruction. A new ticket office was built fronting on to London Road. The original station buildings, ticket office and entrance in Station Road were closed and are still standing today converted to a shop.
All trains are provided by Southern. West Croydon is Croydon's second station, used mainly by suburban trains: the main station is East Croydon, served by express trains to London and the South Coast and suburban trains.
The Monday-Saturday off-peak service includes (but is not limited to) the following trains per hour:
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Selhurst | Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Line |
Waddon | ||
| Norwood Junction | Southern Brighton Main Line |
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| Preceding station |   London Overground |
Following station | ||
| Norwood Junction | London Overground East London Railway under construction |
Terminus | ||
| Preceding tram stop |  Tramlink |
Following tram stop | ||
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One-way operation
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Route 1 |
towards Elmers End
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| Route 2 |
towards Beckenham Junction
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| Route 3 |
towards New Addington
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Waddon Marsh | Network SouthEast West Croydon to Wimbledon Line |
Terminus | ||
Coordinates: 51°22′41.74″N 00°06′09.16″W / 51.3782611°N 0.1025444°W
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