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Purley Oaks railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, on the Brighton Main Line 12 miles 34 chains (20.0 km) measured from London Bridge.[2] All trains serving it are operated by Southern and it is in London Travelcard Zone 6. The station has four platforms: a disused side platform on the up fast line, an island platform with a disused face on the down fast line and an eastern face used by up trains, and a side platform on the eastern side used by down trains. The two platforms are only used during engineering works. There is also a pay-and-display car park at the station.

Purley Oaks
West side view of the station
Purley Oaks Location of Purley Oaks in Greater London
Location	Sanderstead
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	Southern
Station code	PUO
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	4 (2 in use)
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	0.609 million[1]
2017–18	0.587 million[1]
2018–19	0.634 million[1]
2019–20	0.641 million[1]
2020–21	0.130 million[1]
Key dates
5 November 1899	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.347°N 0.099°W / 51.347; -0.099
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The ticket office (staffed for part of the day) is on the island platform with two self-service ticket machines in the subway beneath the station. There used to be a self-service PERTIS (permit to travel) ticket machine.

A short walk away from Purley Oaks is Sanderstead railway station, also in Zone 6, with services to Victoria and East Grinstead.

History

The station was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 5 November 1899 as part of the improvements to the main line and the opening of the Quarry Line.

Until 1983: Platform 1 served up trains to London Victoria from Coulsdon North, calling at South and East Croydon and stations to Victoria); Platform 2 down trains from Victoria to Purley and Coulsdon North; Platform 3 up trains to London Bridge and Charing Cross from Caterham/Tattenham Corner, calling at South and East Croydon, New Cross Gate, London Bridge and Waterloo East; Platform 4 down trains from Charing Cross to Purley, the front portion all stations to Caterham, the rear portion all stations to Tattenham Corner.

Platform 1 was gutted by fire in 1989, destroying Croydon Model Railway Society's clubrooms.[3]

On Saturday 4 March 1989, it was affected by the Purley station rail crash.

Services

All services at Purley Oaks are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

• 2 tph to London Bridge (non-stop from Norwood Junction)
• 2 tph to Caterham and Tattenham Corner, dividing and attaching at Purley

On Sundays, there is a half-hourly service between London Bridge and Caterham only. Passengers for Tattenham Corner have to change at Purley.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
South Croydon		Southern Brighton Main Line Stopping Services		Purley

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Purley Oaks railway station from National Rail

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