Waddon railway station
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  Waddon Location of Waddon in Greater London | |
| Location | Waddon |
| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code(s) | WDO |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2014–15 |  0.692 million[1] |
| 2015–16 |  0.684 million[1] |
| 2016–17 | 0.627 million[1] |
| 2017–18 | 0.602 million[1] |
| 2018–19 | 0.672 million[1] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Brighton & South Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton & South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| February 1863 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°22′03″N 0°07′01″W / 51.3674°N 0.117°W |
 London transport portal | |
Waddon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern. It is in Travelcard Zone 5, between West Croydon and Wallington, and is 11 miles 40 chains (11.50 miles, 18.51 km) down the line from London Bridge measured via Forest Hill.[2]
Accidents and incidents
- On 4 November 1942, two electric multiple units collided due to a signalman's error: two people were killed.[3]
Services
The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) from the station is:[4]
- 2tph (trains per hour) to London Bridge semi-fast, taking 21 minutes.
- 4tph to London Victoria via Norbury calling at all stations, taking 24 minutes.
- 2tph to Sutton, taking 9 minutes
- 2tph to Epsom, taking 26 minutes
- 2tph to Epsom Downs, taking 22 minutes
There are direct services to Dorking and Guildford during weekday mornings and evenings. There are also direct services to Dulwich, Peckham Rye, and Streatham during the weekday mornings only.
Sunday service:
- 4tph to London Victoria via Norbury calling at all stations.
- 2tph to Sutton
- 2tph to Epsom Downs
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| West Croydon | Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines |
Wallington | ||
Connections
London Buses routes 154, 157 and 289 serve the station.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 22. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Glover, John (2001). Southern Electric. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 141. ISBN 0 7110 2807 9.
- ^ https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/timetabling/electronic-national-rail-timetable/ (Timetable No. 172, May 2018)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waddon railway station.
- Train times and station information for Waddon railway station from National Rail
