Norwood Junction railway station facts for kids
Station entrance
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| Location | South Norwood |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | NWD |
| Number of platforms | 6 (Formerly 7) |
| Accessible | Yes (Platform 1 Northbound only) |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London & Croydon Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 June 1839 | Opened as Jolly Sailor |
| October 1846 | Renamed Norwood |
| 1 June 1859 | Resited |
| 1865 | LBSCR Goods Shed built |
| 1 October 1910 | Renamed Norwood Junction and South Norwood for Woodside |
| 13 June 1955 | Renamed Norwood Junction |
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Norwood Junction is a rail and Overground interchange in South Norwood, England. It is in Zone 4. The station is managed by London Overground and is served by Overground, Southern and Thameslink trains.
Crash
The Norwood Junction railway crash happened on 1 May 1891, when a cast-iron bridge over Portland Road, 60 yards (55 m) north-east of the old station building, split under the weight of an express train from Brighton to London Bridge.
Services
tph is trains per hour. T means the service is run by Thameslink, S means the service is run by Southern and O means an Overground service. A slash in between two operators means it is run by either.
Northbound
- 6tph to London Bridge (T/S)
- 4tph non-stop (T/S)
- 2tph calling at all stations to New Cross Gate (S)
- 4tph to Highbury and Islington via Canada Water (O)
- 2tph to London Victoria via Crystal Palace (S)
Southbound
- 6tph to West Croydon (O)
- 2tph to Epsom via West Croydon (S)
- 2tph to Coulsdon Town via East Croydon (S)
- 2tph to Gatwick Airport via Redhill (T)
Line diagram
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Anerley or Sydenham | Southern Brighton Mainline |
East Croydon | ||
| Crystal Palace | Southern London Bridge to Epsom |
West Croydon | ||
| London Bridge | Thameslink Gatwick Airport via Redhill |
East Croydon | ||
| Anerley | Overground South London Line |
West Croydon Terminus |
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Images for kids
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Jolly-sailor station in 1845, showing the atmospheric railway pumping station, with its Gothic chimney vent, in the foreground.
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Platform 1,2 & 3 at Norwood Junction when the station was managed by Southern. (view from Platform 1)
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Platforms 4 & 5 (the bridge in the background was replaced in 2015)
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Platform 6 looking south when station was managed by Southern.
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Norwood Junction Locomotive Depot on 12 March 1960.
