Crofton Park railway station

Crofton Park

Crofton Park Location of Crofton Park in Greater London
Location	Crofton Park
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	CFT
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	[1]
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004-05	0.353 million[2]
2005-06	0.340 million[2]
2006-07	0.510 million[2]
2007-08	0.655 million[2]
2008-09	0.609 million[2]
2009-10	0.552 million[2]
1 July 1892	Opened
List of stations	Underground · National Rail
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portal

Coordinates: 51°27′18″N 0°02′12″W / 51.455°N 0.0367°W / 51.455; -0.0367

Crofton Park railway station is in Crofton Park, near Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham 10 km (6½ miles) south east of London Blackfriars.

Mainly used by commuters, it is on the line from Blackfriars to Sevenoaks, between Nunhead and Catford in Travelcard Zone 3. Connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, and West Croydon are available at Peckham Rye.

The station is not far from Brockley railway station.

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

• 2 trains per hour (tph) to Kentish Town / (London Victoria late venings and on Saturdays & Sundays) calling at all stations via Peckham Rye

• 2tph to Sevenoaks via Bromley South and Swanley. Some late evening services terminate at Orpington.

Service frequencies later on Sundays were enhanced to twice hourly as part of the May 2008 timetable changes.

Crofton Park railway station in 2008

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.

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			Following station
Nunhead		First Capital Connect Sevenoaks Line Limited service		Catford
Nunhead		Southeastern Catford loop		Catford

References

1. ^ "Planning an accessible journey with Southeastern". Southeastern. May 2009. http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/app/webroot/files/cache/Station%20Access%20Guide.pdf. Retrieved 2 January 2010. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011.  Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

External links

• Train times for Crofton Park from National Rail
• Street map of Crofton Park