Bingham Road Halt railway station
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 Bingham Road
Location of Bingham Road in Greater London
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| Location | Addiscombe |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Grid reference | TQ342661 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping |
Southern Railway British Rail |
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| 1 September 1906 | Opened as Bingham Road Halt |
| 15 March 1915 | Closed |
| 30 September 1935 | New station opened as Bingham Road |
| 16 May 1983 | Closed |
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| WGS84 | 51°22′44″N 0°04′23″W / 51.3790°N 0.0731°WCoordinates: 51°22′44″N 0°04′23″W / 51.3790°N 0.0731°W |
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Bingham Road railway station was in Addiscombe, Croydon on the Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway. It was opened on 1 September 1906 on the south side of Bingham Road, with two wooden platforms without buildings and was closed on 15 March 1915 as a wartime economy measure. A new station on the south side of Bingham Road was opened in 1935 and finally closed in 1983. Addiscombe tram stop is situated on the site of the halt closed in 1915.
A 2-mile-29-chain (3.8 km) link between the Mid-Kent Line at Woodside and the Oxted Line at Selsdon Road known as the Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway was authorised in 1880. Opened on 10 August 1885, it was jointly worked by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the South Eastern Railway.
As part of a scheme to increase patronage using Kitson steam railmotors designed by Wainwright, a railway halt was provided on the south side of Bingham Road in Addiscombe on 1 September 1906.Spencer Road Halt, also on the Woodside and South Croydon line, was opened on the same day, part of four such halts in the London area; the others being Bandon Halt and Beeches Halt. The site chosen for Bingham Road station was adjacent to the Addiscombe terminus of the Croydon Corporation Tramways' service. Facilities consisted of two 100-foot (30 m) wooden platforms, with the tickets for passengers joining or leaving the train being sold or collected by the guard.
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