Waddon railway station

Waddon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern. It is in Travelcard Zone 5, between West Croydon and Wallington, and is 11 miles 40 chains (18.51 km) down the line from London Bridge measured via Forest Hill.[2]

Waddon
Waddon Location of Waddon in Greater London
Location	Waddon
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	Southern
Station code	WDO
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16	0.684 million[1]
2016–17	0.627 million[1]
2017–18	0.602 million[1]
2018–19	0.672 million[1]
2019–20	0.685 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company	London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
February 1863	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.3674°N 0.117°W
London transport portal

View of the eastbound platform

Accidents and incidents

• On 4 November 1942, two electric multiple units collided due to a signalman's error: two people were killed.[3]

Services

The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) from the station is:[4]

• 2tph (trains per hour) to London Bridge semi-fast, taking 21 minutes.
• 4tph to London Victoria via Norbury calling at all stations, taking 24 minutes.
• 2tph to Sutton, taking 9 minutes
• 2tph to Epsom, taking 21 minutes
• 2tph to Epsom Downs, taking 19 minutes

There are direct services to Dorking and Guildford during weekday mornings and evenings. There are also direct services to Dulwich, Peckham Rye, and Streatham during the weekday mornings only.

Sunday service:

• 4tph to London Victoria via Norbury calling at all stations.
• 2tph to Sutton
• 2tph to Epsom Downs

Connections

London Buses routes 154, 157 and 289 serve the station.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 22. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
3. Glover, John (2001). Southern Electric. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 141. ISBN 0 7110 2807 9.
4. https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/timetabling/electronic-national-rail-timetable/ (Timetable No. 172, May 2018)

External links

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