Crayford railway station

Crayford

Crayford Location of Crayford in Greater London
Location	Crayford
Local authority	London Borough of Bexley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	CRY
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	1.011 million^[1]
2005–06	1.028 million^[1]
2006–07	1.302 million^[1]
2007–08	1.366 million^[1]
2008–09	1.327 million^[1]
2009–10	1.266 million^[1]
2010–11	1.340 million^[1]
2011–12	1.424 million^[1]
2012–13	1.518 million^[1]
2013–14	1.618 million^[1]
Key dates
1 September 1866	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°26′54″N 0°10′43″E / 51.4483°N 0.1786°E / 51.4483; 0.1786

Crayford railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 6. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

Down trains run eastbound to Dartford, Gravesend and to London Cannon Street via Slade Green, and up trains run westbound to Cannon Street and London Charing Cross via Lewisham. Ticket barriers are in operation.

History

Crayford station was opened in September 1866. The original station building, like most of the Dartford Loop Line stations, was built cheaply of clapboard. The station had a brick-built goods shed on the up side. The goods yard had only two tracks with no direct connection to the adjacent waterworks, brickworks and gravel pit. Two additional sidings were eventually constructed on the down side. For many years there was no connection between the two platforms except for a track crossing. A footbridge was provided at the eastern ends of the platforms in 1926 when the line was electrified. A SER-designed signal box at the western end of the down platform was built around 1892.

In 1955 both platforms were lengthened to accommodate ten carriage trains. The goods yard closed in May 1963. In 1968 the station buildings were completely rebuilt using pre-fabricated CLASP structures. The signal box closed in November 1970.^[2]

The footbridge remains the oldest part of the station. The two sidings on the down side remained for many years and were still in use until the mid-1990s. By 2000 the sidings had fallen out of use and were subsequently disconnected, but the sleepers and rails still remain in position.

In 2000 the ticket office caught fire and was damaged beyond economical repair. The following year a new building appeared in its place together with palisade fencing alongside the rear of both platforms.^[3]

Location

The station is situated in Lower Station Road.

Services

The standard off-peak service from the station is:

2tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross via Sidcup
2tph to London Cannon Street via Sidcup and Lewisham
2tph to Gravesend
2tph to Slade Green, continuing to London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich

In the evening and on Sundays there is a half-hourly service to London Charing Cross.

Preceding station		Following station
Bexley	Southeastern Sidcup Line	Dartford
	Southeastern Dartford Loop Line	Slade Green
	Southeastern Connection to Bexleyheath Line (Limited Service)	Barnehurst

Connections

London Buses route 492 serve the station.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
↑ London Suburban Railways - Lewisham to Dartford by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith (Middleton Press 1991)
↑ http://www.kentrail.org.uk/Crayford.htm

External links

Train times and station information for Crayford railway station from National Rail

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crayford railway station.

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)

Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road London Ringways North Circular Road South Circular Road

Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone

Ticketing

Other

Former BR sectors

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Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes

Southeastern routes serving this station

Metro via Abbey Wood	London Charing Cross London Waterloo East London Cannon Street London Bridge Deptford Greenwich Maze Hill Westcombe Park Lewisham Blackheath Charlton Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich Arsenal Plumstead Abbey Wood Belvedere Erith Slade Green Barnehurst Crayford Dartford Greenhithe Gravesend Higham Strood Rochester Chatham Gillingham

Metro via Sidcup	London Charing Cross London Waterloo East London Cannon Street London Bridge New Cross St Johns Lewisham Hither Green Lee Mottingham New Eltham Sidcup Albany Park Bexley Crayford Slade Green Dartford Stone Crossing Greenhithe Swanscombe Northfleet Gravesend Higham Strood Rochester Chatham Gillingham

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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