Streatham Common railway station
Streatham Common 
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 Streatham Common
Location of Streatham Common in Greater London
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| Location | Streatham Common |
| Local authority | London Borough of Lambeth |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | SRC |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 3.613 million |
| 2012–13 |
3.668 million |
| 2013–14 |
3.827 million |
| 2014–15 |
4.004 million |
| 2015–16 |
4.865 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1862 | Opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°25′07″N 0°08′10″W / 51.4187°N 0.1362°WCoordinates: 51°25′07″N 0°08′10″W / 51.4187°N 0.1362°W |
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Streatham Common railway station is in Streatham in south London 6.6 miles (11 km) miles from Victoria, and is in Travelcard Zone 3.
The station is managed by Southern who also operate trains from the station. Direct trains from the station run to Victoria, London Bridge, East Croydon, Shepherds Bush, and Milton Keynes Central. Southern consider the station to be the 6th busiest station on their 158 station network as it receives 12,932 passenger journeys a day, totalling 4,655,520 per year. The Office of Rail and Road figures are lower at 3,827,296.
The station has four platforms, but only platforms 1 and 2 are in daily use; platforms 3 and 4 are normally for passing Express trains, but they are occasionally used during engineering work or major disruption. Step free access to both platforms and both station entrances is available.
Although the station is named Streatham Common, it is actually 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away from Streatham Common, Streatham railway station is the nearest station being 0.3 miles (0.48 km) from the common.
The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) as a short-cut on the Brighton Main Line to London Victoria, avoiding Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction.
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