Purley railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Purley | ||
| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 6 | ||
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| Station code | PUR | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
1.902 million * | ||
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| Zone | 6 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1841 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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Purley railway station is at Purley in the London Borough of Croydon, on the main London to Brighton line, in Travelcard Zone 6. It is a junction, with branches to Caterham and Tattenham Corner. There are sidings used by the Day and Son gravel company, part of whose installation has been given a visual treatment intended to resemble a signal box. Trains of aggregates from Cliffe are dealt with here.
The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) on 12 July 1841 as Godstone Road, seven miles from that village. It closed on 1 October 1847. On 5 August 1856 the Caterham branch opened, joining the main line at the site of the old station. At the time there was intense rivalry for the use of the main line between the South Eastern Railway (SER), in whose territory the new branch stood, and the LBSCR. The Caterham Railway had to sue the LBSCR to get the junction station reopened: this happened three months later, as Caterham Junction, renamed Purley on 1 October 1888.
The Purley Station rail crash on 4 March 1989 occurred just to the north of the station, and left five dead and 94 injured.
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
- 2 to London Victoria via East Croydon and Norbury
- 6 to London Bridge via East Croydon
- 2 to London Charing Cross
- 4 to Caterham
- 4 to Smitham, two of which continue to Tattenham Corner
- 1 to Tunbridge Wells via Tonbridge
- 1 to Horsham via Gatwick Airport
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Purley railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Purley railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Purley Oaks | Southern Tattenham Corner Line |
Reedham | ||
| Southern Brighton Main Line |
Coulsdon South | |||
| Southern Caterham Line |
Kenley | |||
| East Croydon | South Eastern London Bridge to Tunbridge Wells (via Redhill and East Croydon) |
Coulsdon South | ||
| Railway stations of London Central area | Greater London |
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| Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo |
| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
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