Kenley railway station

Kenley
Kenley Station main building on Kenley Lane
Kenley Location of Kenley in Greater London
Location	Kenley
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	Southern
Station code	KLY
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes ^[1]
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2006–07	0.525 million^[2]
2007–08	0.558 million^[2]
2008–09	0.476 million^[2]
2009–10	0.459 million^[2]
2010–11	0.474 million^[2]
2011–12	0.483 million^[2]
2012–13	0.479 million^[2]
Key dates
5 August 1856	Opened as Coulsdon
November 1856	Renamed Kenley
1899	Branch was double-tracked
Other information
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WGS84	51°19′29″N 0°06′03″W / 51.3246°N 0.1007°W / 51.3246; -0.1007Coordinates: 51°19′29″N 0°06′03″W / 51.3246°N 0.1007°W / 51.3246; -0.1007
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Kenley railway station serves Kenley in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern, and it is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Caterham Line. The station is served by trains from Caterham to Purley, East Croydon, London Bridge and London Victoria.

On the London-bound platform (Platform 1) is a manned ticket office (staffed most of the day) and a self-service passenger-operated Ticket Machine. A second self-service Ticket Machine is available just outside the Caterham-bound platform (Platform 2) which is suitably located to purchase tickets for the car park which is also located on this side.

Station History

Kenley station, viewed from the road bridge on Hayes Lane

Kenley Station was originally opened to passengers along with the line on 5 August 1856 as Coulsdon Station by the Caterham Railway.^[3]

Soon after in November 1856 the station was renamed as Kenley Station.

A 1905 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Kenley railway station

On Platform 2 stands a gabled Grade II listed building station house in the "Old English style of Domestic Architecture" (architect: Richard Whittall)^[4] and is similar to the original building at Caterham. This was the original station building which housed a small waiting room for passengers and the original ticket office. In 1899 when the Caterham line was made double-track, a new brick Ticket Office was built on the opposite Platform at road level. The original station house was disused and boarded up for a long time, but fortunately was protected by its listed status. The house was then sold to a private owner in 2007 after an impressive refurbishment of the interior.

The original SER timber-built waiting shelter on Platform 2 was demolished in more recent times due to disrepair and has been replaced with a small modern waiting shelter with lighting.

An accessible ramp was installed on the London bound platform (Platform 1) in 2006/7 providing step-free access to this platform.

In 2010 the station became staffed full-time under Southern's current franchise agreement. The station is currently staffed from the first train in the morning, to the last train in the evening.

In 2014, a new cycle rack was installed outside Platform 1. It contains security lighting and 8 bike parking spaces.

Services

The typical off-peak train service per hour is:^[5]

4 tph to Caterham
2 tph to London Victoria via Norbury
2 tph to London Bridge via Forest Hill

*tph = trains per hour

During the morning peak-time, London-bound services have shorter journey times with London Bridge services running fast from Norwood Junction to London Bridge, and Victoria services running fast from East Croydon to Clapham Junction. On weekday evenings, there is no direct service to Victoria after 20.00 (with trains operating every half-hour) whilst on Sundays, trains run every 30 minutes to/from Victoria.

Services are normally run using Class 455 EMUs and Class 377 Electrostars.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Purley		Southern Caterham Line		Whyteleafe

Connections

London Buses route 434 serve the station.

References

↑ "Network Map". Southern. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
↑ Biddle, Gordon; Nock, O. S. (1983). The Railway Heritage of Britain. London: Michael Joseph. p. 200. ISBN 0-7181-2355-7.
↑ http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-476355-kenley-station-house-original-1856-build
↑ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 181

External links

Kenley station house at English Heritage

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kenley railway station.

Train times and station information for Kenley railway station from National Rail

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Southern routes serving this station

Metro Caterham and Tattenham Corner	London Bridge New Cross Gate Brockley Honor Oak Park Forest Hill Sydenham Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction London Victoria Battersea Park Clapham Junction Wandsworth Common Balham Streatham Common Norbury Thornton Heath Selhurst West Croydon East Croydon South Croydon Purley Oaks Purley Kenley Whyteleafe Whyteleafe South Caterham Reedham (Surrey) Coulsdon Town Woodmansterne Chipstead Kingswood Tadworth Tattenham Corner

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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