Location Norbury Station code NRB Accessible Yes Address London, United Kingdom | Managed by Southern DfT category C2 Fare zone 3 | |
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Number of platforms 4 (2 of which are rarely used) Similar Waddon railway station, Streatham Common railway st, Thornton Heath railway st, Wallington railway station, Purley railway station | ||
Norbury railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London 7.5 miles (12 km) miles from Victoria. The station is operated by Southern, who also provide the majority of services (the only exceptions being two early morning departures operated by Thameslink) and is in Travelcard Zone 3.
Contents
Ticket barriers are in operation at this station.
Service
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
History
The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) as a short-cut on the Brighton Main Line to London Victoria, avoiding Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction. It was opened on 1 December 1862. Norbury station was not however opened until January 1878, as the surrounding area was very rural. The station was rebuilt in 1903 when the lines were quadrupled. In 1925 the lines were electrified.
Ticket gates were installed in 2009.
A nearby Victorian race track, dating from 1868, was situated in fields forming part of Lonesome Farm, which later became the sports ground of the National Westminster Bank (NatWest Bank). The course, which included a water jump across the River Graveney, hosted the 'Streatham Races'. Race meetings attracted huge crowds of racegoers, bookies and other notorious characters, who flocked to the course by train. This exciting but disreputable period of history came to an end in 1879 when the Racecourse Licensing Act banned racecourses within a radius of 10 miles (16 km) of London.
Connections
London Buses routes 50, 109 and 255 and night route N109 serve the station.