Thornton Heath is a railway station in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, down the line from . It is on the Brighton Main Line between Norbury and Selhurst. The station is operated by Southern, who also provide all train services.The station is in London fare zone 4.

History

left|thumb|The slow platforms seen in 2012

The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) as a short-cut on the Brighton Main Line to London Victoria, avoiding Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction. It was opened on 1 December 1862. There is uncertainty as to whether the station was originally planned to be named Colliers Water Lane (for Thornton Heath). Some sources suggest it was later renamed to New Thornton Heath, but this is not mentioned by others.

The lines were quadrupled in 1903, and electrified in 1925.

Passenger volume

{| class="wikitable"

|+Passenger Volume at Thornton Heath

!

!2002–03

!2004–05

!2005–06

!2006–07

!2007–08

!2008–09

!2009–10

!2010–11

!2011–12

!2012–13

!2013–14

!2014–15

!2015–16

!2016–17

!2017–18

!2018–19

!2019–20

!2020–21

!2021–22

!2022–23

|-

|Entries and exits

|1,788,134

|1,785,882

|1,816,383

|2,365,090

|2,593,059

|2,377,258

|2,383,818

|2,633,274

|2,848,656

|2,970,480

|3,073,494

|3,266,642

|3,856,500

|3,390,804

|3,327,476

|3,277,862

|3,098,306

|1,044,488

|1,692,254

|1,915,222

|}

<small>The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.</small>

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

  • 2 tph to via
  • 2 tph to
  • 1 tph to via
  • 3 tph to
  • 2 tph to

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service between London Victoria and .

References

Bibliography

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