Caterham train station
You can reach 16 stations directly from Caterham on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is East Croydon, with 72 trains a day.
Caterham is the nearest station for postcodes in CR3. Check your own postcode.
- 16 direct destinations
- 802nd busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free in part
- 130 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Caterham
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Croydon | 72 | 72 | 68 |
| Kenley | 72 | 72 | 68 |
| London Bridge | 72 | 72 | 67 |
| Purley Oaks | 72 | 72 | 68 |
| Purley | 72 | 72 | 68 |
| South Croydon | 72 | 72 | 68 |
| Whyteleafe South | 72 | 72 | 68 |
| Whyteleafe | 72 | 72 | 68 |
| Norwood Junction | 65 | 72 | 67 |
| Anerley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brockley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forest Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Honor Oak Park | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Cross Gate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Penge West | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydenham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Caterham
Caterham is on the Purley and Caterham Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Caterham station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Caterham station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Caterham station is
584,834 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 802nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Caterham and London Bridge than any other pair: 221,220 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 9 stations instead of 16, a drop of about 44%. Saturday runs to 9.
Nearest other stations
- Woldingham 1.3 miles
- Whyteleafe South 1.5 miles
- Upper Warlingham 1.8 miles
- Whyteleafe 1.9 miles
- Kenley 3.1 miles
Facilities at Caterham station
Caterham is staffed full time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:40 to 19:05 · Saturday: 06:10 to 19:30 · Sunday: 08:20 to 16:35
Toilets
Parking at Caterham station
- Waitrose Car Park 130 spaces, 3 accessible
Cycle parking: 32 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 24 August 2026.
Getting to Caterham station
Caterham station is in Tandridge, South East, and is run by Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern).
The nearest motorway junction is M25 J6 (Godstone), 1.7 miles south.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Caterham Railway Station.
Caterham is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Caterham station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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