National rail station and Tramlink tram stop in London
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East Croydon
East Croydon station and Tramlink stop
East Croydon
Location of East Croydon in Greater London
Location
Croydon
Local authority
London Borough of Croydon
Grid reference
TQ 3288 6574
Managed by
GTR Southern Transport for London (tram platforms)
Owner
Network Rail Transport for London
Station code
ECR
DfT category
B
Number of platforms
6 plus 3 Tramlink platforms
Accessible
Yes[1][2]
Fare zone
5
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–10
4.001 million[3]
2010–11
4.380 million[4]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19
24.770 million[5]
– interchange
6.367 million[5]
2019–20
25.006 million[5]
– interchange
5.463 million[5]
2020–21
6.695 million[5]
– interchange
0.972 million[5]
2021–22
14.504 million[5]
– interchange
2.604 million[5]
2022–23
18.514 million[5]
– interchange
3.933 million[5]
Railway companies
Original company
London & Brighton Railway
Pre-grouping
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Post-grouping
Southern Railway
Key dates
12 July 1841
Opened as "Croydon"
July 1846
Renamed "Croydon East"
1 May 1862
Renamed "East Croydon"
1898
Expanded to 6 platforms
1 June 1909
Renamed "East Croydon Main"
July 1924
Amalgamated with "East Croydon Local" to form "East Croydon"[6]
East Croydon is a railway station, tram stop and associated bus station in Croydon, Greater London, England. It is located in Travelcard Zone 5. At 10 miles 28 chains (10.35 mi; 16.66 km) from London Bridge,[7] it is the 20th busiest station in Britain, was the 10th busiest in 2020–21 (due to the COVID pandemic),[8] is the busiest national rail station in London outside of fare zones 1 and 2 and is one of the busiest non-terminal stations in the country.[9] It is one of three railway stations in the London Borough of Croydon with Croydon in their name, the others being West Croydon and South Croydon. A Tramlink tram stop is located immediately outside the main station entrance.
The present station building opened on 19 August 1992. It consists of a large steel and glass frame suspended from a lightweight steel structure that straddles the track and platforms to a much greater extent than was possible with its Victorian predecessor. Four steel ladder masts anchor the glass box and the whole gives the impression of a suspension bridge that stretches into the distance. External canopies cover the entrances, a café's open-air seating area and the approaches to the tram stop. 440 m2 (4,700 sq ft) of glass were used in the roof and 800 m2 (8,600 sq ft) for the wall glazing.[10]
It was announced in 2010 that Network Rail had proposed a £20m project to revamp the station with an additional entrance and a shortcut into the town centre. The new bridge was officially opened in December 2013. Disabled-accessible slopes to all platforms are provided and there is a footbridge connecting all platforms. There are refreshment stalls and vending machines in the seating areas on the platforms, and trolleys are available along with step-free access to buffets. There are electronic information displays showing departures to 80 stations.[10]
^"London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
^"Network Map". Southern. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^"Tram Stop Usage 2009-10 (FOI)" (XLS). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2009-2010. Transport for London. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^"Tramlink numbers 2010-2011" (PDF). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2010-2011. Transport for London. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^ abcdefghij"Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^Butt, R.V.J. (1995): The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 87
^Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 14C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
^"Busiest stations in Britain". Office of Road and Rail. 25 November 2021.
^"Estimates of station usage". Office of Rail Regulation. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
^ ab"East Croydon Station Redevelopment". Railway Technology. Verdict Media Limited. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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