Reedham railway station (London)
 Reedham station entrance prior to the construction of flats next to the station |
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 Reedham
Location of Reedham in Greater London |
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| Location | Purley |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | RHM |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 0.181 million[1] |
| 2005–06 | 0.184 million[1] |
| 2006–07 | 0.284 million[1] |
| 2007–08 | 0.282 million[1] |
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| 1 March 1911 | Opened (as Reedham Halt) |
| 5 July 1936 | Renamed (as Reedham Station) |
| 1982 | Lengthened to 8 cars |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′53″N 0°07′24″W / 51.3313°N 0.1233°W | |
Reedham station is a railway station in the south of Purley in the London Borough of Croydon on the Tattenham Corner Line. The local area is residential and the station is near the A23 Brighton Road. The Brighton main line is adjacent, but is not served by this station.
It is sometimes referred to as Reedham (London) or as Reedham (Surrey)[2] to distinguish it from another Reedham railway station in Norfolk.
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[edit] History
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The station opened as Reedham Halt on 1 March 1911. The halt was renamed as a station on 5 July 1936. The platforms were extended in 1982 to take eight-car trains in the days when a train had both a driver and a guard. However nowadays, due to lack of station CCTV to assist the driver to close the doors safely, trains without train-mounted external cameras are only permitted to open the doors on the first four carriages.
The station was named after the Reedham Asylum for Fatherless Children, founded by philanthropist Dr Andrew Reed in 1844, and about 300 metres away. The asylum was renamed Reedham Orphanage in 1904 and Reedham School in 1950. It closed in 1979, but the trust which ran it still occupies the original lodge (gatehouse) of the estate.
[edit] Services
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Purley | Southern Tattenham Corner Line |
Coulsdon Town | ||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/rhm/details.html
- Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, Caterham and Tattenham Corner. Middleton Press, 1994. ISBN 1-873793-25-1.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Reedham (Surrey) railway station |
- Train times and station information for Reedham railway station (London) from National Rail
- The Reedham Trust and old map of Reedham Asylum for Fatherless Children
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