Coulsdon South railway station
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Coulsdon South railway station serves Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon, and is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Brighton Main Line.
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to London Bridge
- 1tph to Horsham
- 1tph to Tunbridge Wells
History of stations in the Coulsdon area
- The first station in Coulsdon was named Stoat's Nest after a nearby settlement of that name, and lay between the later Coulsdon North and Purley stations. It survived from July 1841 to December 1856, and was the first station to serve Epsom race course, although some eight miles distant from there.
- Coulsdon South was was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on 1 October 1889. The line here is on a steep gradient climbing towards Merstham Tunnel. It has two platforms. It was originally called Coulsdon and Cane Hill, referring to the nearby mental hospital: a covered way, supposedly built because of the hospital, has now been removed.
- Smitham, named after another nearby settlement, was opened in 1893 on the Tattenham Corner Line.
- Coulsdon North came into being on 8 November 1899, as a result of infighting between the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) and the SER over the use of Redhill station. This led the LBSCR to construct the Quarry Line to give a more direct route to Brighton. This included the building of this station, initially called Stoats Nest for Coulsdon and Cane Hill. There were originally four platforms, but by the late 1970s the station was only being served during the morning and evening rush hours. On 3 October 1983 the station was closed. Part of the Coulsdon Relief Road is being constructed through its site (2005).
External links
- Template:Brldb prim for Coulsdon South railway station
- Template:Mmuknr map showing Coulsdon South station, Smitham station and the site of Coulsdon North station (now Warehouses in Station Approach)
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- Stoats Nest for Coulsdon and Cane Hill (http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/c/coulsdon_north/) - with photograph of that name and other names used by Coulsdon North
- Coulsdon and Cane Hill (http://www.simoncornwell.com/urbex/projects/ch/past/) - with photograph of the name
- Old Coulsdon website (http://www.oldcoulsdon.co.uk/history_3.htm) - with details of the rail crash of 1910
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