Norbury
Norbury Location of Norbury in Greater London
Location	Norbury
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	Southern
Station code	NRB
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4 (2 of which are rarely used)
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	3.496 million[2]
2019–20	3.289 million[2]
2020–21	1.043 million[2]
2021–22	1.686 million[2]
2022–23	1.938 million[2]
Key dates
January 1878	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°24′41″N 0°07′17″W / 51.4114°N 0.1214°W / 51.4114; -0.1214
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Norbury railway station is a National Rail station in the Norbury area of the London Borough of Croydon in south London. It is on the Brighton Main Line, 7 miles 36 chains (12.0 km) down the line from London Victoria.^[3] The station is operated by Southern, which also provides all train services. It is in Travelcard Zone 3 and Ticket barriers are in operation at this station.

History

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. It was opened on 1 December 1862.^[4] However, Norbury station was not opened until January 1878, for the surrounding area was very rural.^[5] The station was rebuilt in 1903 when the lines were quadrupled.^[6] In 1925 the lines were electrified.^[7]

Ticket gates were installed in 2009.

A nearby Victorian race track, dating from 1868, was situated in fields forming part of Lonesome Farm, which later became the sports ground of the National Westminster Bank (NatWest). The course, which included a water jump across the River Graveney, hosted the 'Streatham Races'. Race meetings attracted huge crowds of racegoers, bookies and other notorious characters, who flocked to the course by train. This exciting but disreputable period of history came to an end in 1879 when the Racecourse Licensing Act banned racecourses within a radius of 10 miles (16 km) of London.^[8][9]

Services

All services at Norbury are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[10]

• 2 tph to London Bridge via Tulse Hill
• 2 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to Watford Junction via Kensington (Olympia)
• 3 tph to East Croydon
• 2 tph to Epsom Downs

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service between London Victoria and Sutton. The station is also served by four trains per day in each direction that extend beyond Watford Junction to and from Hemel Hempstead.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Streatham Common		Southern Brighton Main Line Stopping Services		Thornton Heath
		Southern West London Line

Connections

London Buses routes 50, 109 and 255 and night route N109 all serve Norbury station.^[11]