Purley Oaks train station
You can reach 24 stations directly from Purley Oaks on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is East Croydon, with 76 trains a day.
Address: CR2 0ND
Direct trains from Purley Oaks
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Croydon | 76 | 72 | 68 |
| Purley | 76 | 72 | 68 |
| South Croydon | 76 | 72 | 68 |
| London Bridge | 75 | 72 | 67 |
| Caterham | 74 | 72 | 68 |
| Kenley | 74 | 72 | 68 |
| Whyteleafe South | 74 | 72 | 68 |
| Whyteleafe | 74 | 72 | 68 |
| Norwood Junction | 67 | 72 | 67 |
| Anerley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brockley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Forest Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Honor Oak Park | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| New Cross Gate | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Penge West | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydenham | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Coulsdon South | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clapham Junction | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gatwick Airport | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Horley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Merstham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Selhurst | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| London Victoria | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Purley Oaks
Purley Oaks is on the Brighton Main Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
How busy Purley Oaks station is
480,890 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 886th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Purley Oaks and London Bridge than any other pair: 255,344 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 24, a drop of about 62%. Saturday runs to 9.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Purley Oaks loses 1 destination including Selhurst.
Nearest other stations
- Sanderstead 0.2 miles
- Purley 0.9 miles
- Riddlesdown 1.0 miles
- South Croydon 1.1 miles
- Reedham 1.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Purley Oaks, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Selsdon · 0.8 miles
- Spencer Road Halt · 1.1 miles
- Coombe Road · 1.4 miles
- Croydon Central · 1.7 miles
- Bandon Halt · 1.9 miles
- Addiscombe · 2.3 miles
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Facilities at Purley Oaks station
Purley Oaks is staffed full time, with step-free access to no part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:30 to 13:20, 15:10 to 18:40 · Saturday: 07:16 to 14:10 · Sunday: closed
Toilets
Parking at Purley Oaks station
- Station Car Park 68 spaces, 2 accessible
Cycle parking: 80 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 24 August 2026.
Getting to Purley Oaks station
Purley Oaks station is in Croydon, London, and is run by Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern).
The nearest motorway junction is M23 J7 (Hooley), 5.0 miles south-west.
Purley Oaks is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Purley Oaks 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