Coulsdon North railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Coulsdon |
| Area | Croydon |
| Coordinates | 51°19′14″N 0°08′04″W / 51.3206°N 0.1344°WCoordinates: 51°19′14″N 0°08′04″W / 51.3206°N 0.1344°W |
| Grid reference | TQ301596 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Platforms | 4 |
| History | |
| 5 November 1899 | Opened as Stoat's Nest and Cane Hill |
| 1 June 1911 | Renamed Coulsdon and Smitham Downs |
| 9 July 1923 | Renamed Coulsdon West |
| 1 August 1923 | Renamed Coulsdon North |
| 3 October 1983 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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| Date | 17 April 1907 |
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| Time | 12:26 |
| Location | Coulsdon North railway station |
| Country | England |
| Rail line | Brighton Main Line |
| Operator | London Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Cause | Poor communication |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| List of UK rail accidents by year | |
| Date | 29 January 1910 |
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| Time | 16:30 |
| Location | Coulsdon North railway station |
| Country | England |
| Rail line | Brighton Main Line |
| Operator | London Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Cause | Rolling stock failure |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injuries | 65 (8 serious) |
| List of UK rail accidents by year | |
Coulsdon North is a closed railway station that served Coulsdon, Croydon, England, on the Brighton Main Line.
The first station in Coulsdon was opened by the L&BR on 12 July 1841, named after a nearby settlement. It stood approximately at the junction of present-day Windermere Road and Stoat's Nest Road. There are no remain of this station today. It was one mile south of Godstone Road (later called Caterham Junction and then Purley), and was the first station to serve Epsom Downs Racecourse, some eight miles distant. It was in service until December 1856, when Godstone Road station reopened and the L&BR successor, the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) had its own route from Croydon to Epsom.
The station was opened as "Stoats Nest and Cane Hill" on 5 November 1899 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR). It took its name partly from the nearby Cane Hill asylum and partly from the nearby Stoats Nest village. The station kept its name until 1911 when it became known as "Coulsdon and Smitham Downs".
The Coulsdon North station was built by the LBSCR and opened simultaneously with the widening to 4 tracks south of South Croydon and the opening of the Quarry Line, a "fast track" route which enabled the LBSCR's South Coast expresses to bypass the line through Redhill. At the time of the new Stoats Nests' opening, it was the second station operating in the area, Coulsdon South (then named "Coulsdon") having been opened by the SER on 1 October 1889.
The LBSCR equipped the new Stoats Nest station with 4 platforms: two on the Quarry Line and two terminal platforms with through access only to sidings beyond the station. It served as a through station for services from London Victoria to Brighton, as well as a terminus for services from Victoria via Streatham Common or Crystal Palace. The station also had a six-road carriage storage area just to its south.
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