Norbury railway station

Norbury
Norbury Location of Norbury in Greater London
Location	Norbury
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	Southern
Station code	NRB
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4 (2 of which are rarely used)
Accessible	Yes [1]
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11	2.909 million[2]
2011–12	3.103 million[2]
2012–13	3.204 million[2]
2013–14	3.316 million[2]
2014–15	3.434 million[2]
Key dates
1878	Opened
Other information
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External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°24′41″N 0°07′17″W / 51.4114°N 0.1214°WCoordinates: 51°24′41″N 0°07′17″W / 51.4114°N 0.1214°W
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Norbury railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London 7.5 miles (12 km) miles from Victoria.^[3] The station is operated by Southern, who also provide the majority of services (the only exceptions being two early morning departures operated by Thameslink^[4]) and is in Travelcard Zone 3.

Ticket barriers are in operation at this station.

Service

The typical off-peak train service per hour is:

• 6 to London Victoria via Balham
• 2 to London Bridge via Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye
• 2 to Caterham via East Croydon
• 2 to West Croydon
• 2 to Sutton
• 1 to East Croydon
• 1 to Epsom via Sutton
• 1 to Epsom Downs via Sutton
• 1 to Milton Keynes Central via Kensington Olympia

^[5]

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.^[6] Norbury station was not however opened until January 1878, as the surrounding area was very rural.^[7] The station was rebuilt in 1903 when the lines were quadrupled.^[8] In 1925 the lines were electrified.^[9]

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.^[10][11]

Connections

London Buses routes 50, 109 and 255 and night route N109 serve the station.

References

1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 March 2009.
2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. Body, Geoffrey (1989). PSL field guide to the railways of Southern Region. Wellingborough: Patrick stephens Ltd. p. 171. ISBN 1-85260-297-X.
4. FCC. "First Capital Connect Timetable - Table 3 - Sutton and Wimbledon to London" (PDF).
5. http://www.southernrailway.com
6. Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 2 Establishment and Growth. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8. p. 126-8.
7. Turner, John Howard (1979). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 3 Completion and Maturity. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-1389-1. p. 144-8.
8. Turner (1979), p. 149.
9. Southern Electric by G.T.Moody
10. "Streatham Racecourse". Greyhound Derby. John Slusar. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
11. "History of the Association". The Streatham Vale Property Owners Association. Retrieved 2016-06-14.

External links

• Train times and station information for Norbury railway station from National Rail