Woodside (London) railway station

Woodside
Location London Borough of Croydon
Owner South Eastern Railway (UK)
Number of platforms 3 until 1917, 2 until 1996, then 1 until closure
Key dates
1871 (1871) Opened
1997 (1997) Closed
Replaced by Woodside tram stop
Other information
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A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of part the Woodside and South Croydon Railway, showing the surrounding lines.

Woodside was a railway station in Croydon, south London, opened in July 1871 by the South Eastern Railway (UK) to serve a nearby racecourse. A ramp from the station facilitated the loading of racehorses.

After the racecourse closed in 1890, use of Woodside station decreased. The down bay platform fell into disuse in 1917 following the closure of the line to Selsdon. The line to Selsdon reopened upon electrification in 1935 with through-services towards London but by the early 1960s patronage was again in decline. The small goods yard closed in 1963. The line to Selsdon once again closed, this time permanently in 1983 and the signal box at the south end of the down platform closed in 1984. Through-services to London were withdrawn and services were reduced to a shuttle between Addiscombe and Elmers End.

The station building at street-level over the platforms was destaffed from 1993 and boarded-up. In 1996 Addiscombe signal box burned down and single-line working was introduced with all trains using the down-line and the London-bound platform falling into disuse. Closure of Woodside station came in 1997 in preparation for the construction of Tramlink.

Tramlink now uses the line between Elmers End and Lloyd Park. Most of the platforms were demolished and new tram platforms constructed. Part of the London-bound platform was left to provide access to the tram platforms, using stairs to the street-level building, which is abandoned. Following closure of the Addiscombe branch the trackbed has become Addiscombe Railway Park.

The dismantled platform was donated to the Swanage Heritage Railway and reassembled in 2009 at Herston Halt.[1]

References

  1. South West Trains (April 2009). "Trains stop at Herston Halt thanks to Frank". Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Elmers End   Network SouthEast
Addiscombe Line
  Addiscombe
  Southern Region
Woodside and South Croydon Railway
  Bingham Road Halt

Coordinates: 51°23′15″N 0°03′53″W / 51.3874°N 0.0647°W / 51.3874; -0.0647

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