Anerley railway station
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  Anerley Location of Anerley in Greater London | |
| Location | Anerley |
| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | ANZ |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes [1] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2008–09 |
 0.388 million[2] |
| 2009–10 |
0.380 million[2] |
| 2010–11 |
 0.509 million[2] |
| 2011–12 |
0.629 million[2] |
| 2012–13 |
0.688 million[2] |
| 2013–14 |
0.736 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 5 June 1839 | Station opened as Annerley |
| 1840 | Station renamed Anerley |
| Other information | |
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London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°24′53″N 0°04′01″W / 51.4147°N 0.067°W | |
Anerley railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. The station is operated by London Overground, with London Overground and Southern trains serving the station. It is located in Travelcard Zone 4.
The main building on the down side (which is only open weekday/Saturday mornings), replaced an original building which was on the up platform. This was in turn replaced by two shelters on the Up platform. There is a bridge connecting the two platforms. Four lines run through the station, the central pair being the Up and Down through lines. The station stands off Anerley Road (A214).
History
The station was opened originally as Annerley by the London and Croydon Railway in 1839. It was situated in a largely unpopulated area, but was built as part of an agreement with the local landowner.[3]
According to local lore, the landowner was a Scotsman and, when asked for the landmark by which the station would be known, he replied "Mine is the annerly hoose". The timetable of the day seems to back this up since it says "There is no place of that name".[4]
The London and Croydon Railway amalgamated with the London & Brighton Railway to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in July 1846, and the station was rebuilt during the widening of the main line during 1849/50.[5]
During the Grouping of 1923 the station became part of the Southern Railway, and then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.
Anerley formed part of the new southward extension to the East London Line that opened on 23 May 2010, making Anerley part of the London Overground network.
Services
The typical off-peak service from this station is:
- 4tph (trains per hour) to Dalston Junction
- 4tph to West Croydon
- 2tph to Caterham
- 2tph to London Bridge
Connections
London Buses routes 157, 249, 358 and 432 and night route N3 serve the station.
Lines
| Preceding station | London Overground |
Following station | ||
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towards Highbury & Islington | East London Line | towards West Croydon |
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| Penge West | Southern Brighton Main Line |
Norwood Junction | ||
References
- ↑ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 March 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ↑ Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 1 Origins and Formation. Batsford. p. 51. ISBN 0-7134-0275-X.
- ↑ The Phoenix Suburb, Alan Warwick, 1972
- ↑ Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 2 Establishment and Growth. Batsford. p. 48. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anerley railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Anerley railway station from National Rail
- Anerley on the London Overground map
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