Crofton Park railway station

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Northbound view of the station in August 2012
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Crofton Park
Location of Crofton Park in Greater London
Location Crofton Park
Local authority London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by Thameslink
Station codeCFT
DfT category E
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes [1]
Fare zone 3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Steady2.svg 0.794 million [2]
2019–20Increase2.svg 0.863 million [2]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 0.196 million [2]
2021–22Increase2.svg 0.456 million [2]
2022–23Increase2.svg 0.576 million [2]
Key dates
1 July 1892Opened
Other information
External links
WGS84 51°27′18″N0°02′12″W / 51.455°N 0.0367°W / 51.455; -0.0367
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal

Crofton Park is a station on the 'Catford Loop' West Hampstead Thameslink to Sevenoaks route, between Nunhead and Catford. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.

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Crofton Park is in the historic centre of Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham and is 7  miles 11  chains (11.5 km) measured from London Victoria.

Facilities

Crofton Park railway station in 1983 Crofton Park station geograph-3096286-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Crofton Park railway station in 1983

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. The Southeastern website in March 2014 advertised ticket office hours as Mon – Fri: 06:40 – 13:20/ Sat – Sun: closed.

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.

Services

Off-peak, all services at Crofton Park are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [3]

During the peak hours, additional services between Orpington, Kentish Town and Luton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.

The station is also served by a number of peak hour Southeastern services between London Victoria, Rochester and Gillingham. The station is served by four trains to London Victoria in the morning peak and two trains to Rochester, one of which continues to Gillingham in the evening peak.

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References

  1. "Planning an accessible journey with Southeastern" (PDF). Southeastern. May 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.[ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. Table 195, 196 National Rail timetable, December 2021