Selhurst railway station


Selhurst railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, along the line from. It is operated by Southern, who also provide almost all the train services. The station is in Travelcard Zone 4.

History

The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway as a short-cut on the Brighton Main Line to London Victoria, avoiding Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction. It was opened on 1 December 1862. Selhurst station was not however opened until 1 May 1865.
The lines were quadrupled in 1903. In 1912, the lines were electrified via Norwood Junction to provide access for the carriage sheds and repair depot for the LB&SCR railway electrification scheme. In 1925, the lines from Victoria via Norbury were electrified.

Services

All services are operated by Southern. Most trains go to/from Victoria, with some going to/from London Bridge and Kensington Olympia.
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
Additional services to/from Milton Keynes Central also start/terminate here.
Extra trains stop here when a large football event occurs at Selhurst Park. Additionally a few otherwise 'fast' trains to and from East Croydon, which usually only stop at Clapham Junction and Victoria, stop here to serve staff working at Selhurst Railway Depot.
Electronic ticket barriers were installed at the station in Spring 2010.

Connections

routes 75 and 157 serve the station.

Selhurst Railway Depot

Selhurst Depot is located to the east of the Selhurst station and occupies a triangle of land which is bordered on one side by the Victoria Lines and on the other by the London Bridge Lines. It was built on the site of the former Croydon Common Athletic Ground, where Crystal Palace F.C. played Football League match between 1920 and 1924.
The depot is operated by the Southern train operating company, and units serviced there include classes 171, 377, 455 plus numerous departmental units and a Class 09 shunter.
Within the main office building is located Selhurst traincrew depot, where many drivers and conductors are based. The depot has extensive stabling sidings, the three main groups of which are known as: Chalk, AC and North. There is a large maintenance shed, an AC test rig, a train wash plant, and a cleaning shed. At the north east corner of the site near to Norwood junction station is the smaller Norwood drivers' depot, and beside it the diesel fuelling point. Selhurst is unusual in that the maximum speed within the depot is 15 mph rather than the usual 5 mph, and signalled train movements are permissive.