Norwood Junction railway station

Norwood Junction
Norwood Junction
Location	South Norwood
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	NWD
Number of platforms	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	1.791 million
Other information
External links	Departures; Facilities;
	London transport portal

51°23′50″N 0°4′30″W / 51.39722°N 0.07500°W / 51.39722; -0.07500

Norwood Junction railway station, originally called Jolly Sailor, is in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in Travelcard Zone 4. The station and most trains are operated by Southern, with one train per hour off-peak in both directions operated by Southeastern. The East London Line extension is planned to service this station, which will then form part of the London Overground.

Platforms

There are seven platforms, but only five are in use. Platform 1 serves trains travelling northwards, to London Bridge and London Victoria most of these trains are slow serving many Southern stations. Platform 2 shares the same track as Platform 1, and is not used. Platform 3 is for faster services to London Bridge and Charing Cross, it is also the only northwards platform served by Southeastern. Platforms 4, 5 and 6 are for southwards services, to Croydon and beyond. Platform 7 is disused at the moment: it is likely that the East London line will use it when it is extended.

Typical service

Typical off-peak service is as follows, in trains per hour:

Up (northbound)

6 to London Bridge via Forest Hill, of which two call at all stations, two run fast to Sydenham and two run fast to London Bridge
2 to London Bridge via Crystal Palace, East Dulwich and Peckham Rye
2 to London Victoria via Crystal Palace and Clapham Junction

Down (southbound)

2 to Caterham via East Croydon
2 to Smitham via East Croydon
2 to Sutton via West Croydon
2 to West Croydon
1 to Horsham via East Croydon
1 to Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells or Maidstone West via East Croydon, operated by Southeastern

History

Jolly-sailor station and the London & Croydon Railway

Jolly-sailor station in 1845, showing the bridge carrying Portland Road in the background and the atmospheric-propulsion system pumping station, with its Gothic chimney/exhaust vent, in the foreground.^[2]

In 1839 the London and Croydon Railway opened Jolly-sailor station (sic) — listed as "Jolly-sailor near Beulah Spa" on fares lists and timetables — at the north end of the street. The station was renamed Norwood in 1846. The station was immediately adjacent to a level crossing over Portland Road.

In 1844, the London and Croydon Railway was given parliamentary authority to test an experimental pneumatic propulsion system on the railway (referred to at the time as the atmospheric-propulsion system). A pumping station was built on Portland Road; this created a vacuum in a pipe paralleling the railway tracks. A piston extended downwards from the trains into a slit in the pipe, meaning that trains were literally sucked towards the pumping station or blown away from it. The pumping station was built in a Gothic style, with a very tall ornate tower which served both as a chimney and as an exhaust vent for air pumped from the propulsion pipe.

As part of the construction works for the atmospheric-propulsion system, the worlds first railway flyover (overpass) was constructed at the north end of Portland Road, to carry the new atmospheric-propulsion line over the conventional steam line below.^[3] In 1847, the atmospheric propulsion experiment was abandoned.

Following construction of new lines, the station was closed on 1 June 1859 and replaced by a new station on the south side of the road, Norwood Junction railway station, which remains open today. The East London Line of the London Underground is currently being extended to the area, with services due to commence to Norwood Junction in June 2010, forming part of the new London Overground rapid transit system.

External links

Train times and station information for Norwood Junction railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		Following station
Anerley	Southern Brighton Main Line	East Croydon
Crystal Palace	Southern Brighton Main Line	West Croydon
London Bridge	Southeastern London Bridge to Tunbridge Wells (via Redhill and East Croydon)	East Croydon

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^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ "Jolly-sailor Station", The Pictorial Times, 1845{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Connor, J.E. (2006). London's Disused Stations: The London Brighton & South Coast Railway. Colchester: Connor & Butler. p. 70. ISBN 978 0 947699 39 2. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[infobox_stats_ref_rail-1] "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

[2] "Jolly-sailor Station", The Pictorial Times, 1845{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[3] Connor, J.E. (2006). London's Disused Stations: The London Brighton & South Coast Railway. Colchester: Connor & Butler. p. 70. ISBN 978 0 947699 39 2. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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