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Few places represent Britain's transition from manufacturing superpower to retail heaven than Croydon. The world’s first commercial rail, the horse-drawn Surrey Iron Railway, opened here in 1803, but it was the passenger line, which opened in 1839, that really altered Croydon’s modern-day fortunes. By the early 1900s, the population of the town had increased fourteen-fold, as London’s middle classes fled the capital, and Croydon became the commuter town of choice. The Croydon Corporation Act of 1956 led to further enhancement, the local council using their new powers of development to forge an urban initiative based on commerce rather than industry. Much of the Brutalist architecture of the time can be found between Wellesley Road and East Croydon station. A few minutes from the station are the old brick warehouses, a reminder of the town's car-manufacturing and metal-working past, which stand in the shadow of Whitgift Centre, the biggest shopping mall in London until 2008 and very much a staple of Croydon’s future.

Station details & facilities

East Croydon station can be accessed through three entrances, one from Addiscombe Road in front of the building, and two side entrances to the east and west. The concourse has a ticket hall, automated ticket machines and various eateries. Platform 1 serves trains to Victoria. Platform 2 services London Bridge. All platforms have step-free access and are connected with a footbridge. There are toilets on all six platforms.

Departures and arrivals from East Croydon

Want to check the latest departures and arrivals into East Croydon station? Find live information for the next trains departing and arriving at the station below.
Departing toTrainTimePlatformStatus
to BedfordThameslink08:522Late
to London BridgeSouthern08:525On time
to Southampton CentralSouthern08:533On time
to Bognor RegisSouthern08:533On time
to Three BridgesThameslink08:546On time
Arriving fromTrainTimePlatformStatus
from BrightonThameslink08:512On time
from London VictoriaSouthern08:523On time
from BedfordThameslink08:536On time
from CaterhamSouthern08:564On time
from London VictoriaSouthern08:565On time
† Average savings on advance fares booked at least one week before day of travel vs Anytime fares purchased on day of travel. Subject to availability. Excludes coach.

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