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The illustration shown to the right of this text shows the station as viewed from the west. The staircase shown to the right of the entrance is currently unused and leads to the northbound fast line platform.
The illustration shown to the right of this text shows the station as viewed from the west. The staircase shown to the right of the entrance is currently unused and leads to the northbound fast line platform.


A short walk away from Purley Oaks Station, 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==
The present 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 present 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]].

Revision as of 17:28, 7 September 2010

Purley Oaks
LocationSanderstead
Local authorityLondon Borough of Croydon
Managed bySouthern
Station code(s)PUO
Number of platforms4 (2 in use)
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–050.411 million[1]
2005–060.401 million[1]
2006–070.603 million[1]
2007–080.589 million[1]
Key dates
5 November 1899Opened
Other information
External links
London transport portal

Purley Oaks railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. The station is on the Brighton Main Line between Croydon and Redhill. All trains serving it are operated by Southern and it is in London Travelcard Zone 6. The station comprises four platform faces, that on the west side completely unused (up fast line), and an island platform whose western face is unused (down fast) and whose eastern face is used by up stopping trains. The layout is completed by a platform on the eastern side served by down trains.

The ticket office (staffed for part of the day) is on the Island platform with a self-service passenger-operated ticket machine located in the subway which runs beneath the station. No self-service PERTIS (PERMIT TO TRAVEL) passenger-operated coin-in-the-slot ticket machine is available.

The illustration shown to the right of this text shows the station as viewed from the west. The staircase shown to the right of the entrance is currently unused and leads to the northbound fast line platform.

A short walk away from Purley Oaks Station, 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

The present 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.

Southbound train calls at platform
Station platforms looking north - fast tracks on far left

Services

A 1905 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Purley Oaksrailway station.

The typical off-peak train service per hour is:

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
South Croydon   Southern
Brighton Main Line
  Purley

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

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