East Croydon station
East Croydon  
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East Croydon station and Tramlink stop
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 East Croydon
Location of East Croydon in Greater London
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| Location | Croydon |
| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| Managed by |
GTR Southern Transport for London (tram platforms) |
| Owner |
Network Rail Transport for London |
| Station code | ECR |
| DfT category | B |
| Number of platforms | 6 plus 3 Tramlink platforms |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| Tramlink annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2009–10 | 4.001 million |
| 2010–11 | 4.380 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 20.551 million |
| – interchange |
 6.317 million |
| 2012–13 |
20.965 million |
| – interchange |
6.526 million |
| 2013–14 |
21.797 million |
| – interchange |
6.906 million |
| 2014–15 |
22.766 million |
| – interchange |
7.516 million |
| 2015–16 |
24.262 million |
| – interchange |
7.055 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London & Brighton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton & South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 12 July 1841 | Opened as "Croydon" |
| July 1846 | Renamed "Croydon East" |
| 1 May 1862 | Renamed "East Croydon" |
| 1898 | Expanded to 6 platforms |
| 1 June 1909 | Renamed "East Croydon Main" |
| July 1924 | Amalgamated with "East Croydon Local" to form "East Croydon" |
| 19 August 1992 | New station building opened |
| 14 May 2000 | Tramlink stop opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°22′31″N 0°05′32″W / 51.3752°N 0.0923°WCoordinates: 51°22′31″N 0°05′32″W / 51.3752°N 0.0923°W |
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East Croydon is a railway station and tram stop in Croydon, England, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is 10.35 miles (16.56 km) south of London Bridge. It is the largest and busiest station in Croydon. It is one of the busiest non-terminal stations in London and it is also one of the busiest non-terminal through stations in the United Kingdom. It is one of three railway stations in the London Borough of Croydon with Croydon in their name, the others being West Croydon and South Croydon.
A Tramlink tram stop is located immediately outside the main station entrance.
The population of Croydon increased 14-fold (from 16,700 to 233,000) between the opening of the station in 1841 and 1921. As a result, the station has been enlarged and rebuilt on several occasions.
On 12 July 1841 the London & Brighton Railway (L&BR) began passenger services through Croydon station (now East Croydon) on the Brighton Line from London Bridge to Haywards Heath. The station was designed by the architect David Mocatta, the second station in the town since the London and Croydon Railway (L&CR) had opened its Croydon station (now West Croydon) in June 1839.
After 1842 the station was jointly administered by the L&BR and the South Eastern Railway (SER), which shared the Brighton main line as far as Redhill. Fares from Croydon to London were common to two railways. In 1846 The L&BR and the L&CR amalgamated to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR), and the two stations were shortly renamed East Croydon and West Croydon to avoid confusion.
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