Crofton Park railway station
Crofton Park  | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Crofton Park |
| Local authority | London Borough of Lewisham |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Station code(s) | CFT |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |  0.571 million[2] |
| 2012–13 |  0.594 million[2] |
| 2013–14 | 0.690 million[2] |
| 2014–15 | 0.780 million[2] |
| 2015–16 | 0.743 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1892 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
 London transport portal | |
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.
Crofton Park is an enclave of, and historic centre of Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south east of London Blackfriars.
Connections to other rail services are available by changing from Crofton Park/London services, e.g. at Peckham Rye. where Southern and London Overground services are available.
Services
The typical off-peak service is:
- Two trains per hour to West Hampstead Thameslink via Peckham Rye, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International. Operated by Thameslink.
- Two trains per hour to Sevenoaks via Bromley South and Swanley.
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.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunhead | Thameslink Catford Loop Line Bedford/Luton/St Albans/Blackfriars - Sevenoaks |
Catford | ||
Connections
London Buses routes 122, 171 and 172 and night route N171 serve the station.
References
- ^ "Planning an accessible journey with Southeastern" (PDF). Southeastern. May 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
External links
- Train times for Crofton Park from National Rail
- Street map of Crofton Park
- The Crofton Park Transport Users' Group
