Waddon railway station

Waddon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern. It is in Travelcard Zone 5, between West Croydon and Wallington, and is 11 miles 40 chains (18.51 km) down the line from London Bridge measured via Forest Hill.[2]

Not to be confused with Waddon Marsh railway station.

Waddon
Waddon
Location of Waddon in Greater London
LocationWaddon
Local authorityLondon Borough of Croydon
Managed bySouthern
Station codeWDO
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
Fare zone5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15 0.692 million[1]
2015–16 0.684 million[1]
2016–17 0.627 million[1]
2017–18 0.602 million[1]
2018–19 0.672 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
February 1863Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.3674°N 0.117°W / 51.3674; -0.117
 London transport portal
View of the eastbound platform

Accidents and incidents
  • On 4 November 1942, two electric multiple units collided due to a signalman's error: two people were killed.[3]

Services

The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) from the station is:[4]

  • 2tph (trains per hour) to London Bridge semi-fast, taking 21 minutes.
  • 4tph to London Victoria via Norbury calling at all stations, taking 24 minutes.
  • 2tph to Sutton, taking 9 minutes
  • 2tph to Epsom, taking 26 minutes
  • 2tph to Epsom Downs, taking 22 minutes

There are direct services to Dorking and Guildford during weekday mornings and evenings. There are also direct services to Dulwich, Peckham Rye, and Streatham during the weekday mornings only.

Sunday service:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
West Croydon   Southern
Sutton & Mole Valley Lines		   Wallington

Connections

London Buses routes 154, 157 and 289 serve the station.

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References
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 22. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Glover, John (2001). Southern Electric. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 141. ISBN 0 7110 2807 9.
  4. https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/timetabling/electronic-national-rail-timetable/ (Timetable No. 172, May 2018)
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