Riddlesdown railway station
Riddlesdown | |
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Location | Riddlesdown |
Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
Managed by | Southern |
Station code | RDD |
DfT category | E |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 6 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2015–16 | 0.397 million[1] |
2016–17 | 0.338 million[1] |
2017–18 | 0.358 million[1] |
2018–19 | 0.383 million[1] |
2019–20 | 0.392 million[1] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
5 June 1927 | Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
WGS84 | 51°19′56″N 0°05′59″W / 51.3323°N 0.0996°WCoordinates: 51°19′56″N 0°05′59″W / 51.3323°N 0.0996°W |
London transport portal |
Riddlesdown railway station is on the Oxted line serving Riddlesdown in the London Borough of Croydon, south London. It is in Travelcard Zone 6, 13 miles 38 chains (21.69 km) from London Bridge, although off peak trains run to and from London Victoria. The station is managed by Southern.
Platforms[edit]
Platform 1 is the platform for trains towards Croydon and London.
Platform 2 is the platform towards East Grinstead.
The station is unusual amongst suburban London stations in that there is no means of crossing between the platforms. The platforms are reached via separate footpaths from Lower Barn Road, either side of the bridge that takes the railway over the road. The ticket office is on Platform 1.
On the London-bound platform 1, there is a manned ticket office (staffed for only part of the day) and waiting room.
There are self-service ticket machines and Oyster scanners on both platforms.
Services[edit]
Off peak, all services at Riddlesdown are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 2 tph to London Victoria
- 2 tph to East Grinstead
During the peak hours, there are also Thameslink operated services between East Grinstead, London Bridge and Bedford. These services are operated using Class 700 EMUs.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southern | ||||
Thameslink Bedford to East Grinstead Peak Hours Only |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "Timetable 29: Uckfield and East Grinstead to London" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Riddlesdown railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Riddlesdown railway station from National Rail