West Croydon train station
You can reach 49 stations directly from West Croydon on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Norwood Junction, with 277 trains a day.
Address: Croydon, CR0 2TA
West Croydon is the nearest station for postcodes in CR90. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from West Croydon
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Junction | 277 | 286 | 178 |
| Sutton | 177 | 140 | 68 |
| Wallington | 174 | 140 | 68 |
| Carshalton Beeches | 173 | 140 | 68 |
| Waddon | 173 | 140 | 68 |
| Balham | 154 | 143 | 67 |
| Clapham Junction | 154 | 143 | 67 |
| London Victoria | 154 | 143 | 67 |
| Battersea Park | 152 | 72 | 67 |
| Anerley | 150 | 146 | 114 |
| Brockley | 150 | 146 | 114 |
| Forest Hill | 150 | 146 | 114 |
| Honor Oak Park | 150 | 146 | 114 |
| New Cross Gate | 150 | 146 | 114 |
| Penge West | 150 | 146 | 114 |
| Sydenham | 150 | 146 | 114 |
| Dalston Junction | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| Haggerston | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| Hoxton | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| Rotherhithe | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| Shoreditch High Street | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| Shadwell | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| Surrey Quays | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| Wapping | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| Canada Water | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| Whitechapel | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| Selhurst | 102 | 71 | 1 |
| Norbury | 99 | 71 | 1 |
| Streatham Common | 99 | 71 | 1 |
| Thornton Heath | 99 | 71 | 1 |
| Wandsworth Common | 97 | 71 | 67 |
| London Bridge | 75 | 66 | 1 |
| Cheam | 70 | 68 | 2 |
| Epsom | 70 | 68 | 2 |
| Ewell East | 70 | 68 | 2 |
| Banstead | 69 | 67 | 58 |
| Belmont | 69 | 67 | 58 |
| Epsom Downs | 69 | 67 | 58 |
| Crystal Palace | 57 | 74 | 64 |
| Gipsy Hill | 57 | 74 | 64 |
and 9 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving West Croydon
West Croydon is on the Norwood Junction to Epsom Downs Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through West Croydon station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside West Croydon 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 West Croydon station is
4,370,176 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 125th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 308,065 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between West Croydon and Canada Water than any other pair: 639,086 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.
Nearest other stations
- East Croydon 0.5 miles
- Waddon 1.0 miles
- Selhurst 1.1 miles
- South Croydon 1.2 miles
- Thornton Heath 1.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of West Croydon, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Croydon Central · 0.5 miles
- Waddon Marsh · 0.8 miles
- Addiscombe · 0.9 miles
- Bingham Road · 1.2 miles
- Coombe Road · 1.2 miles
- Spencer Road Halt · 1.3 miles
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Facilities at West Croydon station
West Croydon is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:25 to 20:15 · Saturday: 06:25 to 20:15 · Sunday: 08:10 to 17:45
WiFi
Cycle parking: 12 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 30 June 2026.
Getting to West Croydon station
West Croydon station is in Croydon, London, and is run by London Overground.
The nearest motorway junction is M23 J7 (Hooley), 7.0 miles south.
17 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being West Croydon Bus Station.
West Croydon is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
West Croydon 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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