Crofton Park railway station

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Crofton Park is located in Greater London
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Crofton Park

Location of Crofton Park in Greater London
Location Crofton Park
Local authority London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by Southeastern
Station code CFT
Number of platforms 2
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access [1]
Fare zone 3

National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05 increase 0.353 million[2]
2005–06 decrease 0.340 million[2]
2006–07 increase 0.510 million[2]
2007–08 increase 0.655 million[2]
2008–09 decrease 0.609 million[2]
2009–10 decrease 0.552 million[2]

1 July 1892 Opened

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Coordinates: 51°27′18″N 0°02′12″W / 51.455°N 0.0367°W / 51.455; -0.0367

Crofton Park railway station is in Crofton Park, near Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham 10 km (6½ miles) south east of London Blackfriars.

Mainly used by commuters, it is on the line from Blackfriars to Sevenoaks, between Nunhead and Catford in Travelcard Zone 3. Connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, and West Croydon are available at Peckham Rye.

The station is not far from Brockley railway station.

[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service is:

  • 2tph to Sevenoaks via Bromley South and Swanley. Some late evening services terminate at Orpington.

Service frequencies later on Sundays were enhanced to twice hourly as part of the May 2008 timetable changes.

Crofton Park railway station in 2008

The station has an automated ticket machine on the overbridge; the station ticket office is open Mon - Fri 0640-1320. In 2007 the ticket office was closed at weekends however recently (mid 2008) the ticket office has been open on Saturdays.

New level access facilities were constructed to avoid the stairs to the platform (as of 2008). There is now step-free access to platform 1 (northbound) from Marnock Road, and step-free access to platform 2 (southbound) from Lindal Road. There is also step-free access to the ticket office on Brockley Road - although it is a few minutes walk from the step free access points.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Nunhead   First Capital Connect
Sevenoaks Line Limited service
  Catford
Nunhead   Southeastern
Catford loop
  Catford

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Planning an accessible journey with Southeastern". Southeastern. May 2009. http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/app/webroot/files/cache/Station%20Access%20Guide.pdf. Retrieved 2 January 2010. [dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011.  Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

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