Catford railway station
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Location | Catford |
Local authority | London Borough of Lewisham |
Managed by | Thameslink |
Station code | CTF |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 3 |
OSI | Catford Bridge ![]() |
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1 July 1892 | Opened |
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WGS84 | 51°26′41″N 0°01′34″W / 51.4447°N 0.0261°WCoordinates: 51°26′41″N 0°01′34″W / 51.4447°N 0.0261°W |
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Catford railway station is one of two stations serving the London suburb of Catford. Mainly used by commuters, it is in Travelcard Zone 3 and is on the Catford Loop Line, between Crofton Park and Bellingham. It is served mainly by Thameslink trains between West Hampstead Thameslink, London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks. Connections to London Victoria are available at Peckham Rye. Catford is 8 miles 3 chains (12.9 km) measured from Victoria.
It is adjacent to, and on a higher level than, Catford Bridge railway station on the Mid-Kent Line. The two stations are separated by the site of the former Catford Stadium. Interchange on one ticket is allowed between the two stations.
There is only a small shelter, a ticket machine, a few lamp-posts and a stairway on each of the two otherwise bare platforms, unlike the more ornate Catford Bridge station, which has retained most of its original architecture. Each platform has customer information screens.
Services[]
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All services at Catford are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 2 tph to London Blackfriars
- 2 tph to Kentish Town (during the peak hours, these trains continue to Luton)
- 2 tph to Orpington
- 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley
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In the media[]
The second episode of the 1979 London Weekend Television comedy series End of Part One includes the main characters watching a film called "The Life of Christopher Columbus". In the film, Columbus goes to a tube station and asks for a train to America, but is told he can only go as far as Catford. Part of a modified tube map is shown with the fictitious tube stations Lewisham, Ladywell, Edge of the World and Catford on the East London Section of the Metropolitan line south from New Cross tube station. This is based on the main line railway line serving Catford Bridge railway station.
Connections[]
London Buses routes 75, 124, 171, 181, 185, 202, 284 and night route N171 serve the station.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "Timetable 03: London to Orpington and Sevenoaks" (PDF). Thameslink, December 2019.
- ^ "Buses from Catford" (PDF). TfL. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catford railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Catford railway station from National Rail
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 3
- DfT Category D stations
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Lewisham
- Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1892
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- Catford
- Thameslink railway stations