West Norwood railway station
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West Norwood station building
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| Location | West Norwood |
| Local authority | London Borough of Lambeth |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | WNW |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes [1] |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 |  0.826 million[2] |
| 2005–06 |  0.794 million[2] |
| 2006–07 | 1.422 million[2] |
| 2007–08 | 1.638 million[2] |
| 2008–09 | 1.706 million[2] |
| 2009–10 | 1.735 million[2] |
| 2010–11 | 1.941 million[2] |
| 2011–12 | 2.094 million[2] |
| 2012–13 | 2.073 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1856 | Opened |
| 1 January 1886 | Renamed |
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| Lists of stations | |
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West Norwood railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in West Norwood, south London. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern, and it is in Travelcard Zone 3. Services from platform 1 go to London Victoria and London Bridge via Tulse Hill. Services from platform 2 operate to more varied destinations, including West Croydon and London Bridge via Crystal Palace.
The station is located in West Norwood above Norwood High Street with its main entrance on the A215 road here called Knights Hill. The station saw some modernisation in Summer 2009 with ticket gates installed and the entrance to the eastbound platform refurbished. From spring 2010 the gates have been staffed from first to last train.
History
The station was opened as Lower Norwood on 1 December 1856 as part of the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway. The station was renamed on 1 January 1886 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. This was due to an influx of new residents who objected to the "lower" suffix being applied, preferring instead to be described as West Norwood.[3]
Electric train services were introduced on 12 May 1911 between Victoria, Balham and Crystal Palace. This used an AC overhead wire system developed by the LBSCR as part of their Elevated Electric scheme. This was converted to the current Third rail DC system on 3 March 1929.
The original station buildings were demolished in 1969 and replaced with prefabricated CLASP buildings.
Service
The typical off-peak service frequency is:
- 4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria
- 2tph to London Bridge via Tulse Hill
- 2tph to London Bridge via Crystal Palace and Forest Hill
- 2tph to Beckenham Junction via Crystal Palace
- 2tph to Sutton via West Croydon
Gallery
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A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around West Norwood railway station.
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A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the West Norwood railway station, as well as surrounding lines.
References
External links
- Train times and station information for West Norwood railway station from National Rail
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- Use British English from August 2012
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 3
- London stations without latest usage statistics 1314
- London stations without latest usage statistics 1415
- DfT Category D stations
- Commons category link is defined as the pagename
- Railway stations in Lambeth
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1856
- Railway stations served by Southern
