Coulsdon South railway station
Coulsdon South 
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 Coulsdon South
Location of Coulsdon South in Greater London
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| Location | Coulsdon |
| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | CDS |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 1.563 million |
| 2012–13 |
1.706 million |
| 2013–14 |
1.714 million |
| 2014–15 |
1.753 million |
| 2015–16 |
 1.617 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | South Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1889 | Opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°18′57″N 0°08′17″W / 51.3157°N 0.138°WCoordinates: 51°18′57″N 0°08′17″W / 51.3157°N 0.138°W |
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Coulsdon South railway station serves Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon, and is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Brighton Main Line. The station is served by Southern.
Coulsdon is on a stretch of line between Croydon and Redhill which the UK Parliament insisted should be shared by the London and Brighton Railway (L&BR) route to Brighton, and the South Eastern Railway (SER) route to Dover. As a result, there have been a number of railway stations at Coulsdon.
This station was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on 1 October 1889. The line is on a steep gradient climbing towards Merstham Tunnel. It is 17 miles 3 chains (27.4 km) from Charing Cross, and has two platforms each long enough for a 12-coach train. It was originally called Coulsdon and Cane Hill, referring to the nearby psychiatric hospital: a covered way connected the station to the hospital. By the 1960s, the covered way had been removed.
The station remains staffed for most of the operational day, with a booking office located on the up (west) side of the station. At the entrance to the ticket office from the station approach road, there are two self-service ticket machines, one of which, most unusually, is wall-mounted.
A PERTIS self-service 'Permit to Travel' ticket machine was previously provided here but has been removed. Automatic Ticket Barriers were installed at the station in spring 2011
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
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