Purley Oaks railway station
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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 side platform on the up fast line, an island platform with a 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. There is also a pay-and-display car park at the station.
Purley Oaks | |
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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 | |
2018–19 | 0.634 million[1] |
2019–20 | 0.641 million[1] |
2020–21 | 0.130 million[1] |
2021–22 | 0.299 million[1] |
2022–23 | 0.430 million[1] |
Key dates | |
5 November 1899 | Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51.347°N 0.099°W / 51.347; -0.099 |
London transport portal |
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.
A short walk away from Purley Oaks is Sanderstead railway station, also in Zone 6, with services to Victoria and East Grinstead.