Coulsdon South railway station


Coulsdon South railway station serves Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon, and is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Brighton Main Line. It is measured from. The station is served by Southern and by ThamesLink.

History

Coulsdon is on a stretch of line between Croydon and Redhill which the UK Parliament insisted should be shared by the London and Brighton Railway route to Brighton, and the South Eastern Railway route to Dover. As a result, there have been a number of railway stations at Coulsdon.

Coulsdon South

This station was opened by the South Eastern Railway on 1 October 1889. The line is on a steep gradient climbing towards Merstham Tunnel. It is from, and has two platforms each long enough for a 12-coach train. It was originally called Coulsdon and Cane Hill, referring to the nearby psychiatric hospital: a covered way connected the station to the hospital. By the 1960s, the covered way had been removed.

Ticketing

The station remains staffed for most of the operational day, with a booking office located on the up side of the station. At the entrance to the ticket office from the station approach road, there are two self-service ticket machines, one of which, most unusually, is wall-mounted.

A PERTIS self-service 'Permit to Travel' ticket machine was previously provided here but has been removed. Automatic Ticket Barriers were installed at the station in spring 2011

Other stations in Coulsdon

The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
A Sunday service operates as follows:
There are also a few trains to further destinations such as Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Ore, Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour on early mornings, weekdays and weekends.

Connections

London Buses routes 60, 404, 405, 463 and night route N68 serve the station.