Sanderstead railway station

Sanderstead railway station serves the village of Sanderstead in the London Borough of Croydon, although the station is some distance north-west of the original village centre. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.

The station is served by Oxted Line trains from East Grinstead or Uckfield to East Croydon and London Bridge.

Sanderstead was opened on 10 March 1884, almost two years after the East Grinstead branch had been opened. Trains from here also served the Woodside and South Croydon Railway line to Elmers End until that line closed in 1983. A short stretch of that line, including the former Selsdon station and Spencer Road halt continued in use as an oil terminal until the mid-1990s. In the latter days of the Elmers End line, Sanderstead station was electrified although the line between there and South Croydon was not. It was subsequently included in the electrification of the East Grinstead Line.

The original weatherboarded station buildings were severely damaged by fire on 5 June 1987. The present brick building was opened in September 1987.

External links

• Train times for Sanderstead railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Sanderstead railway station from Multimap.com