Thornton Heath railway station

Thornton Heath National Rail
The station building
Interactive map of Thornton Heath
General information
LocationThornton Heath
Local authorityLondon Borough of Croydon
Managed bySouthern
Station codeTTH
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4 (2 rarely used)
Fare zone4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2020–21Decrease 1.044 million[1]
2021–22Increase 1.692 million[1]
2022–23Increase 1.915 million[1]
2023–24Increase 2.183 million[1]
2024–25Increase 2.432 million[1]
 Interchange Steady 15,190[1]
Key dates
1 December 1862Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°23′55″N 0°06′01″W / 51.3985°N 0.1004°W / 51.3985; -0.1004

Thornton Heath is a railway station in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, 8 miles 64 chains (14.2 km) down the line from London Victoria.[2] 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

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.[3] There is uncertainty as to whether the station was originally planned to be named Colliers Water Lane (for Thornton Heath).[4] Some sources suggest it was later renamed to New Thornton Heath,[5] but this is not mentioned by others.[4]

The lines were quadrupled in 1903,[6] and electrified in 1925.[7]

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Thornton Heath[8]
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

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[9]

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

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
Stopping Services
Southern

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Table 1415: Time series of passenger entries, exits and interchanges by station, Great Britain, annual data, April 1997 to March 2025" (ODS). Office of Rail Regulation. 4 December 2025. Archived from the original on 9 March 2026. Note: Methodology may vary year-on-year.
  2. ↑ Body, Geoffrey (1989). PSL field guide to the railways of Southern Region. Wellingborough: Patrick stephens Ltd. p. 171. ISBN 1-85260-297-X.
  3. ↑ Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 2 Establishment and Growth. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8. pp. 126–8.
  4. 1 2 Quick 2023, p. 448.
  5. ↑ "Unearthing buried treasures at station". News Shopper. 7 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Turner, John Howard (1979). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 3 Completion and Maturity. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-1389-1. pp. 144–8.
  7. ↑ Southern Electric by G.T. Moody
  8. ↑ "Estimates of station usage". ORR Data Portal. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Table 170, 173, 176 National Rail timetable, December 2023

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