West Norwood railway station

West Norwood National Rail
West Norwood station building
West Norwood is located in Greater London
West Norwood
West Norwood
Location of West Norwood in Greater London
LocationWest Norwood
Local authorityLondon Borough of Lambeth
Managed bySouthern
Station code(s)WNW
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 1.938 million[2]
– interchange Increase 28,623[2]
2019–20Increase 1.972 million[2]
– interchange Increase 29,312[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.517 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 8,631[2]
2021–22Increase 0.914 million[2]
– interchange Increase 17,524[2]
2022–23Increase 1.101 million[2]
– interchange Increase 25,947[2]
Key dates
1 December 1856Opened
1 January 1886Renamed
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°25′54″N 0°06′13″W / 51.4318°N 0.1035°W / 51.4318; -0.1035
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West Norwood railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in West Norwood, South London. It is 7 miles 2 chains (11.3 km) measured from London Victoria. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern, and it lies in Travelcard Zone 3. Services from Platform 1 go to London Victoria and London Bridge via Tulse Hill. Services from Platform 2 operate to more varied destinations, including West Croydon and London Bridge via Crystal Palace.

It is located in West Norwood above Norwood High Street, and has its main entrance on the A215 road, which here is called Knights Hill. The station saw some modernisation in summer 2009, with ticket gates installed and the entrance to the eastbound platform refurbished. From spring 2010 the gates have been staffed from first to last train.

  1. ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.