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{{Short description|South London station on Brighton main line}}
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| name = Purley Oaks
| name = Purley Oaks
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| image_name = Purley Oaks stn western entrance.JPG
| caption = West side view of the station
| manager = [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]]
| manager = [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]]
| fare_zone = 6
| fare_zone = 6
| locale = [[Sanderstead]]
| locale = [[Sanderstead]]
| borough = [[London Borough of Croydon]]
| borough = [[London Borough of Croydon]]
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'''Purley Oaks railway station''' is in the [[London Borough of Croydon]] in south [[London]], on the [[Brighton Main Line]] {{convert|12|mi|34|chain|km}} measured from {{rws|London Bridge}}.<ref>{{cite book |last=Yonge |first=John |editor-last=Jacobs |editor-first=Gerald |title=Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL |edition=3rd |date=November 2008 |orig-year=1994 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=978-0-9549866-4-3 |at=map 14C }}</ref> All trains serving it are operated by [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]] and it is in London [[Travelcard Zone 6]]. The station has four platforms: a side platform on the up fast line, an island platform with a face on the down fast line and an eastern face used by up trains, and a side platform on the eastern side used by down trains. There is also a pay-and-display car park at the station.


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The ticket office (staffed for part of the day) is on the island platform with two self-service [[ticket machine]]s in the subway beneath the station.
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'''Purley Oaks railway station''' is in the [[London Borough of Croydon]] in south [[London]], on the [[Brighton Main Line]] between [[Croydon]] and [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]]. All trains serving it are operated by [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] and it is in London [[Travelcard Zone 6]]. The station comprises four platform faces, that on the west side unused (up fast line), an island platform whose western face is unused (down fast) and whose eastern face is used by up trains, and a platform on the eastern side served by down trains.


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A short walk away from Purley Oaks is [[Sanderstead railway station]], also in Zone 6, with services to [[London Victoria station|Victoria]] and [[East Grinstead railway station|East Grinstead]].
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The ticket office (staffed for part of the day) is on the island platform with a self-service [[ticket machine]] in the subway beneath the station. No self-service PERTIS (PERMIT TO TRAVEL) passenger-operated coin-in-the-slot ticket machine is available.

The illustration to the right shows the station from the west. The staircase to the right of the entrance is unused and leads to the northbound fast line platform.

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A short walk away from Purley Oaks is [[Sanderstead railway station]], also in Zone 6, with northbound services to [[London Victoria station]] and London Bridge and southbound services to East Grinstead and Uckfield (change at Oxted).


==History==
==History==
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[[File:Purley, Red Hill & Stoats Next RJD 130.jpg|thumb|left|upright|A 1905 [[Railway Clearing House]] map of lines around Purley Oaks.]]
The station was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 5 November 1899. It was built as part of the improvements to the main line and the opening of the [[Quarry Line]].
The station was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 5 November 1899 as part of the improvements to the main line and the opening of the [[Quarry Line]].


Platform 1 was gutted by fire in 1989, destroying Croydon Model Railway Society's clubrooms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Croydon Model Rail Society: About Us |url=https://www.croydonmrs.org.uk/about-us/ |website=Croydon Model Rail Society |access-date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803120053/https://www.croydonmrs.org.uk/about-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Until 1983, trains to London Victoria from Coulsdon North stopped on Platform 1 (calling at South and East Croydon, Clapham Junction and Victoria), with returning trains stopping at Platform 2 (calling at Purley and Coulsdon North). Trains to London Bridge and Charing Cross from Caterham/Tattenham Corner stopped at Platform 3 (calling at South and East Croydon, New Cross Gate, London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross), returning trains stopping at Platform 4 (the train divided at Purley, with the front portion stopping at all stations to Caterham, the rear portion all stations to Tattenham Corner). Coulsdon North closed in 1983, and Platform 1 at Purley Oaks was gutted by fire in 1989; Croydon Model Railway Society's clubrooms on Platform 1 were destroyed in the blaze.



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[[File:Purley Oaks stn slow platforms look north.JPG|250px|thumb|right|Station platforms looking north - fast lines on far left]]


== Services ==
== Services ==
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[[File:Purley oaks station.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Southbound train calls at platform]]
All services at Purley Oaks are operated by [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]] using {{brc|377}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].

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The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2022|181}}</ref>
* 2 tph to {{stn|London Bridge}} (non-stop from {{stnlnk|Norwood Junction}})
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Caterham}} and {{stnlnk|Tattenham Corner}}, dividing and attaching at {{stnlnk|Purley}}

There is one morning service from [[Gatwick Airport railway station|Gatwick Airport]], which runs to [[London Victoria station|London Victoria]].

On Sundays, there is a half-hourly service between London Bridge and Caterham only. Passengers for Tattenham Corner have to change at Purley.


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[[File:Purley, Red Hill & Stoats Next RJD 130.jpg|thumb|left|upright|A 1905 [[Railway Clearing House]] map of lines around Purley Oaks.]]
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The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
*2 to [[Victoria Station (London)|London Victoria]] via [[East Croydon station|East Croydon]] and [[Norbury railway station|Norbury]]
*2 to [[London Bridge station|London Bridge]] via East Croydon and [[Forest Hill railway station|Forest Hill]]
*4 to [[Caterham railway station|Caterham]]
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{{s-rail-national|previous=South Croydon|next=Purley|toc= Southern|route={{smalldiv|[[Brighton Main Line]]}}|notemid={{smalldiv|Stopping Services}}}}
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 21 November 2024

Purley Oaks National Rail
West side view of the station
Purley Oaks is located in Greater London
Purley Oaks
Purley Oaks
Location of Purley Oaks in Greater London
LocationSanderstead
Local authorityLondon Borough of Croydon
Managed bySouthern
Station code(s)PUO
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms4 (2 in use)
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Increase 0.641 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.130 million[1]
2021–22Increase 0.299 million[1]
2022–23Increase 0.430 million[1]
2023–24Increase 0.463 million[1]
Key dates
5 November 1899Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°20′49″N 0°05′56″W / 51.347°N 0.099°W / 51.347; -0.099
London transport portal

Purley Oaks railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, on the Brighton Main Line 12 miles 34 chains (20.0 km) measured from London Bridge.[2] All trains serving it are operated by Southern and it is in London Travelcard Zone 6. The station has four platforms: a side platform on the up fast line, an island platform with a face on the down fast line and an eastern face used by up trains, and a side platform on the eastern side used by down trains. There is also a pay-and-display car park at the station.

The ticket office (staffed for part of the day) is on the island platform with two self-service ticket machines in the subway beneath the station.

A short walk away from Purley Oaks is Sanderstead railway station, also in Zone 6, with services to Victoria and East Grinstead.

History

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A 1905 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Purley Oaks.

The station was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 5 November 1899 as part of the improvements to the main line and the opening of the Quarry Line.

Platform 1 was gutted by fire in 1989, destroying Croydon Model Railway Society's clubrooms.[3]


Services

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Southbound train calls at platform

All services at Purley Oaks are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

There is one morning service from Gatwick Airport, which runs to London Victoria.

On Sundays, there is a half-hourly service between London Bridge and Caterham only. Passengers for Tattenham Corner have to change at Purley.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
Stopping Services

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Croydon Model Rail Society: About Us". Croydon Model Rail Society. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ Table 181 National Rail timetable, May 2022
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