Crofton Park railway station

LocationCrofton ParkLocal authorityLondon Borough of LewishamManaged byThameslinkStation codeCFTDfT categoryENumber of platforms2AccessibleYes^[1]Fare zone3National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 0.794 million^[2]2019–20 0.863 million^[2]2020–21 0.196 million^[2]2021–22 0.456 million^[2]2022–23 0.576 million^[2]Key dates1 July 1892OpenedOther informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°27′18″N 0°02′12″W / 51.455°N 0.0367°W / 51.455; -0.0367 London transport portal

Crofton Park is a station on the 'Catford Loop' West Hampstead Thameslink to Sevenoaks route, between Nunhead and Catford. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.

Crofton Park is in the historic centre of Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham and is 7 miles 11 chains (11.5 km) measured from London Victoria.

Facilities

The station has an automated ticket machine on the overbridge; the station ticket office is open Mon – Fri 0640–1320. In 2007 the ticket office was closed at weekends; however recently (mid-2008) the ticket office has been open on Saturdays. The Southeastern website in March 2014 advertised ticket office hours as Mon – Fri: 06:40 – 13:20/ Sat – Sun: closed.

New level access facilities were constructed to avoid the stairs to the platform (as of 2008). There is now step-free access to platform 1 (northbound) from Marnock Road, and step-free access to platform 2 (southbound) from Lindal Road. There is also step-free access to the ticket office on Brockley Road – although it is a few minutes walk from the step free access points.

Services

Off-peak, all services at Crofton Park are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[3]

• 2 tph to London Blackfriars
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley

During the peak hours, additional services between Orpington, Kentish Town and Luton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.

The station is also served by a number of peak hour Southeastern services between London Victoria, Rochester and Gillingham. The station is served by four trains to London Victoria in the morning peak and two trains to Rochester, one of which continues to Gillingham in the evening peak.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Nunhead		Thameslink Catford Loop Line		Catford
Denmark Hill		Southeastern Chatham Main Line Peak Hours Only		Bellingham

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road North Circular Road South Circular Road
Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

TicketingOtherFormer BR sectors