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Coulsdon South railway station

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Location
  
Coulsdon

Station code
  
CDS

Fare zone
  
6

Address
  
Coulsdon, United Kingdom

Number of platforms
  
2

Managed by
  
Southern

DfT category
  
D

2011–12
  
1.563 million

Local authority
  
London Borough of Croydon

Original company
  
South Eastern Railway, UK

Coulsdon South railway station

Similar
  
Coulsdon Town railway st, Woodmansterne railway station, Reedham (Surrey) railway st, Redhill railway station, East Croydon station

Coulsdon South railway station serves Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon, and is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Brighton Main Line. The station is served by Southern.

Contents

History

Coulsdon is on a stretch of line between Croydon and Redhill which the UK Parliament insisted should be shared by the London and Brighton Railway (L&BR) route to Brighton, and the South Eastern Railway (SER) route to Dover. As a result, there have been a number of railway stations at Coulsdon.

Coulsdon South

This station was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on 1 October 1889. The line is on a steep gradient climbing towards Merstham Tunnel. It is 17 miles 3 chains (27.4 km) from Charing Cross, and has two platforms each long enough for a 12-coach train. It was originally called Coulsdon and Cane Hill, referring to the nearby psychiatric hospital: a covered way connected the station to the hospital. By the 1960s, the covered way had been removed.

Ticketing

The station remains staffed for most of the operational day, with a booking office located on the up (west) side of the station. At the entrance to the ticket office from the station approach road, there are two self-service ticket machines, one of which, most unusually, is wall-mounted.

A PERTIS self-service 'Permit to Travel' ticket machine was previously provided here but has been removed. Automatic Ticket Barriers were installed at the station in spring 2011

Other Stations in Coulsdon

  • Stoats Nest for Coulsdon and Cane Hill (later Coulsdon North) was opened on 8 November 1899, by the LB&SCR on their Quarry Line which bypassed Redhill. It closed 3 October 1983.
  • Smitham (later Coulsdon Town) was opened in 1904 by the SER on their Tattenham Corner Line and is named after another nearby settlement. This station was renamed from Smitham in 2011 as part of Southern Railway's new franchise agreement. This change was made as a result of a local consultation carried out by Croydon Council and it intended to better reflect the location of the station near Coulsdon town centre.

    • Services

    The typical off-peak train service per hour is:

  • 2tph to London Bridge (Southern)
  • 2tph to Horsham (Southern)
  • 2tph to Bedford (Thameslink)
  • 2tph to Three Bridges (Thameslink)

    • On Sundays this is reduced to:

  • 2tph to London Bridge
  • 1tph to London Victoria
  • 1tph to Horsham (stopping)
  • 1tph to Bognor Regis (semi-fast to Horsham)
  • 1tph to Tonbridge

    • There are also a few trains to further destinations such as Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Ore, Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour on early mornings, weekdays and weekends.

    Connections

    London Buses routes 60, 404, 405, 463 and night route N68 serve the station.

    References

    Coulsdon South railway station Wikipedia
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