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Riddlesdown railway station

Coordinates: 51°19′57″N 0°05′58″W / 51.3324°N 0.0994°W / 51.3324; -0.0994
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Riddlesdown National Rail
Riddlesdown station eastern entrance and path
Riddlesdown is located in Greater London
Riddlesdown
Riddlesdown
Location of Riddlesdown in Greater London
LocationRiddlesdown
Local authorityLondon Borough of Croydon
Managed bySouthern
Station code(s)RDD
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 0.383 million[1]
2019–20Increase 0.392 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 71,042[1]
2021–22Increase 0.175 million[1]
2022–23Increase 0.221 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companySouthern Railway
Key dates
5 June 1927Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°19′57″N 0°05′58″W / 51.3324°N 0.0994°W / 51.3324; -0.0994
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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 (13.48 miles, 21.69 km) from London Bridge,[2] although off peak trains run to and from London Victoria. It is managed by Southern.


History

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The Oxted line was opened in stages by different companies; Riddlesdown lies on the portion between South Croydon and Crowhurst Junction (to the south of Hurst Green), which was authorised in 1878 and opened on 10 March 1884 by the Croydon and Oxted Joint Railway. Riddlesdown was not one of the original stations on the line – it was opened by the Southern Railway on 5 June 1927.[3][4][5]

Platforms

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There are two platforms, each of which is long enough for an eight-car train.[2] When the station first opened, lighting was by gas. Electric lighting had been installed by April 1960.[6]

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 staffed ticket office (open for only part of the day) and waiting room.

There are self-service ticket machines and Oyster scanners on both platforms.

To the south of the station is the northern portal of Riddlesdown Tunnel, which is 837 yards (765 m) long.[2]

Services

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Off-peak, all services at Riddlesdown are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

During the peak hours and on weekends, the service is increased to 2 tph in each direction.

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 National Rail Following station
Southern
Thameslink
Peak Hours Only
  Historical railways  
Sanderstead
Line and station open
  Southern Railway
Croydon & Oxted Joint Railway
  Upper Warlingham
Line and station open

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. ^ a b c Padgett, David; Kelman, Leanne (November 2019) [1994]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 14C. ISBN 978-1-9996271-2-6.
  3. ^ Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 112. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7. 469 CEX 468.
  4. ^ Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, Roger W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 225–6, 234, 407, 499, 528. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
  5. ^ The Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review. Locomotive Publishing Company, Limited. 15 July 1927. p. 231. On Croydon and Oxted line a new station has been opened at Riddlesdown, between Sanderstead and Upper Warlingham stations.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Croydon (Woodside) to East Grinstead. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Illustrations 41, 42. ISBN 1 873793 48 0.
  7. ^ Table 182 National Rail timetable, May 2022
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