Purley Oaks railway station
Purley Oaks  | |
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 West side view of the station | |
  Purley Oaks Location of Purley Oaks in Greater London | |
| Location | Sanderstead |
| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | PUO |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 4 (2 in use) |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  0.634 million[1] |
| 2019–20 | 0.641 million[1] |
| 2020–21 |  0.130 million[1] |
| 2021–22 | 0.299 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 0.430 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 5 November 1899 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51°20′49″N 0°05′56″W / 51.347°N 0.099°W |
 London transport portal | |
Purley Oaks railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, on the Brighton Main Line 12 miles 34 chains (20.0 km) measured from London Bridge.[2] All trains serving it are operated by Southern and it is in London Travelcard Zone 6. The station has four platforms: a side platform on the up fast line, an island platform with a face on the down fast line and an eastern face used by up trains, and a side platform on the eastern side used by down trains. There is also a pay-and-display car park at the station.
The ticket office (staffed for part of the day) is on the island platform with two self-service ticket machines in the subway beneath the station.
A short walk away from Purley Oaks is Sanderstead railway station, also in Zone 6, with services to Victoria and East Grinstead.
History[edit]
The station was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 5 November 1899 as part of the improvements to the main line and the opening of the Quarry Line.
Platform 1 was gutted by fire in 1989, destroying Croydon Model Railway Society's clubrooms.[3]
Services[edit]
All services at Purley Oaks are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 2 tph to London Bridge (non-stop from Norwood Junction)
- 2 tph to Caterham and Tattenham Corner, dividing and attaching at Purley
There is one morning service from Gatwick Airport, which runs to London Victoria.
On Sundays, there is a half-hourly service between London Bridge and Caterham only. Passengers for Tattenham Corner have to change at Purley.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Southern Stopping Services | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 14C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ "Croydon Model Rail Society: About Us". Croydon Model Rail Society. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Table 181 National Rail timetable, May 2022
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for Purley Oaks railway station from National Rail
