Crayford railway station

LocationCrayfordLocal authorityLondon Borough of BexleyManaged bySoutheasternStation codeCRYDfT categoryDNumber of platforms2Fare zone6National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 1.594 million^[1]2019–20 1.548 million^[1]2020–21 0.367 million^[1]2021–22 0.817 million^[1]2022–23 0.965 million^[1]Key dates1 September 1866OpenedOther informationExternal links

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Coordinates51°26′54″N 0°10′43″E / 51.4483°N 0.1786°E / 51.4483; 0.1786 London transport portal

Crayford railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 6. It is 15 miles 25 chains (24.6 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

Down trains run eastbound to Dartford and Gravesend, and up trains run westbound to London Charing Cross via Lewisham. Ticket barriers are in operation.

History

Crayford station was opened in September 1866. The original station building, like most of the Dartford Loop Line stations, was built cheaply of clapboard. The station had a brick-built goods shed on the up side. The goods yard had only two tracks with no direct connection to the adjacent waterworks, brickworks and gravel pit. Two additional sidings were eventually constructed on the down side. For many years there was no connection between the two platforms except for a track crossing. A footbridge was provided at the eastern ends of the platforms in 1926 when the line was electrified. A SER-designed signal box at the western end of the down platform was built around 1892.

In 1955 both platforms were lengthened to accommodate ten carriage trains. The goods yard closed in May 1963. In 1968 the station buildings were completely rebuilt using pre-fabricated CLASP structures. The signal box closed in November 1970.^[2]

The footbridge remains the oldest part of the station. The two sidings on the down side remained for many years and were still in use until the mid-1990s. By 2000 the sidings had fallen out of use and were subsequently disconnected, but the sleepers and rails still remain in position.

In 2000 the ticket office caught fire and was damaged beyond economical repair. The following year a new building appeared in its place together with palisade fencing alongside the rear of both platforms.^[3]

On 17 February 1959, an electric multiple unit was in a rear-end collision with another on the nearby Crayford Spur due to a signalman's error. Seventy people were injured.

Location

The station is situated in Lower Station Road, close to Crayford Town Centre.

Services

All services at Crayford are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs.

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

• 4 tph to London Charing Cross (2 of these run non-stop from Hither Green to London Bridge and 2 call at Lewisham)
• 4 tph to Dartford of which 2 continue to Gravesend

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly circular service to and from London Cannon Street via Lewisham in the clockwise direction and Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich in the anticlockwise direction.

The station is served by a single early morning service to London Blackfriars.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bexley		Southeastern Dartford Loop Line		Dartford
		Southeastern North Kent Line Peak Hours Only		Slade Green

Connections

Crayford station is served by London Buses route 492 to Bluewater via Dartford and to Sidcup via Bexleyheath.

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Roads

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