Norbury railway station

Norbury

Norbury Location of Norbury in Greater London
Location	Norbury
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	Southern
Station code	NRB
Number of platforms	2 (2 rarely used)
Accessible	[1]
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004-05	1.465 million[2]
2005-06	1.591 million[2]
2006-07	2.472 million[2]
2008-09	2.551 million[2]
2009-10	2.572 million[2]
1878	Opened
List of stations	Underground · National Rail
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses
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Coordinates: 51°24′41″N 0°07′17″W / 51.4114°N 0.1214°W / 51.4114; -0.1214

Norbury railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London 7.5 miles (12 km) miles from Victoria.^[3] The station is operated by Southern, who also provide the majority of services (the only exceptions being two early morning departures operated by First Capital Connect^[4]) and is in Travelcard Zone 3.

Ticket barriers are in operation at this station.

Service

The typical off-peak train service per hour is:

• 6 to London Victoria via Balham
• 2 to London Bridge via Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye

• 2 to Caterham via East Croydon
• 2 to West Croydon
• 2 to Sutton
• 1 to South Croydon
• 1 to Epsom via Sutton
• 1 to Epsom Downs via Sutton
• 1 to Milton Keynes Central via Kensington Olympia

^[5]

History

The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) 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.^[6] Norbury station was not however opened until January 1878, as the surrounding area was very rural.^[7] The station was rebuilt in 1903 when the lines were quadrupled.^[8] In 1912 the lines were electrified.^[9]

Ticket gates were installed in 2009.

A Victorian racetrack, dating from 1868, held the ‘Streatham Races’ in the fields (which were the sports ground of the National Westminster/NatWest Bank) formed part of the old Lonesome Farm. The race meetings attracted huge crowds of racegoers, bookies and other notorious characters. The course also included a water jump across the River Graveney. Sadly, this exciting but disreputable period of history came to an end in 1878 when the Racecourse Licensing Act banned racecourses within a radius of 10 miles of London.

References

1. ^ "London and South East". Rail Map for People with Reduced Mobility. National Rail. September 2006. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/system/galleries/download/mobility_maps/LondonSouthEast.pdf. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "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.
3. ^ Body, Geoffrey. PSL field guide to the railways of Southern Region. Wellingborough: Patrick stephens Ltd.. p. 171.. ISBN 185260297X. 
4. ^ FCC. "First Capital Connect Timetable - Table 3 - Sutton and Wimbledon to London". http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/content/doc/timetables/suttonandwimbledontolondonmonf.pdf. 
5. ^ http://www.southernrailway.com
6. ^ Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 2 Establishment and Growth. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8.  p. 126-8.
7. ^ Turner, John Howard (1979). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 3 Completion and Maturity. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-1389-1.  p. 144-8.
8. ^ Turner (1979), p. 149.
9. ^ Turner, J.T. Howard (1979) pp.91, 177-8.

External links

• Train times and station information for Norbury railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Streatham Common		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Line		Thornton Heath
Streatham Common		Southern Brighton Main Line and West London Line		Thornton Heath
Streatham Common		Southern London Bridge to West Croydon		Thornton Heath