Catford railway station

Catford railway station is one of two stations serving the London suburb of Catford. Mainly used by commuters, it is in Travelcard Zone 3 and is on the Catford Loop Line, between Crofton Park and Bellingham. It is served mainly by Thameslink trains between West Hampstead Thameslink, London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks. Connections to London Victoria are available at Peckham Rye. Catford is 8 miles 3 chains (12.9 km) measured from Victoria.

Catford
The station building in August 2015
Catford Location of Catford in Greater London
Location	Catford
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Thameslink
Station code	CTF
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
OSI	Catford Bridge [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16	1.161 million[2]
– interchange	62,235[2]
2016–17	1.153 million[2]
– interchange	66,882[2]
2017–18	1.219 million[2]
– interchange	48,976[2]
2018–19	1.124 million[2]
– interchange	0.143 million[2]
2019–20	1.169 million[2]
– interchange	0.144 million[2]
Key dates
1 July 1892	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4447°N 0.0261°W
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It is adjacent to, and on a higher level than, Catford Bridge railway station on the Mid-Kent Line. The two stations are separated by the site of the former Catford Stadium. Interchange on one ticket is allowed between the two stations.

There is only a small shelter, a ticket machine, a few lamp-posts and a stairway on each of the two otherwise bare platforms, unlike the more ornate Catford Bridge station, which has retained most of its original architecture. Each platform has customer information screens.

Services

Northbound view of the station in March 2008

All trains at Catford are operated by Thameslink. The off peak service in trains per hour is:

• 2 tph to London Blackfriars
• 2 tph to Kentish Town (during the peak hours, these trains continue to Luton)
• 2 tph to Orpington
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley

In the media

The second episode of the 1979 London Weekend Television comedy series End of Part One includes the main characters watching a film called "The Life of Christopher Columbus". In the film, Columbus goes to a tube station and asks for a train to America, but is told he can only go as far as Catford. Part of a modified tube map is shown with the fictitious tube stations Lewisham, Ladywell, Edge of the World and Catford on the East London Section of the Metropolitan line south from New Cross tube station. This is based on the main line railway line serving Catford Bridge railway station.

Connections

London Buses routes 75, 124, 160, 171, 181, 185, 202 and 284 and night route N171 serve the station.

References

1. "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

External links

• Train times and station information for Catford railway station from National Rail