East Croydon station

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East Croydon
East Croydon station and Tramlink stop
East Croydon Location of East Croydon in Greater London
Location	Croydon
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Grid reference	TQ 3288 6574
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[1][2]
Fare zone	5
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–10	4.001 million[3]
2010–11	4.380 million[4]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	24.770 million[5]
– interchange	6.367 million[5]
2019–20	25.006 million[5]
– interchange	5.463 million[5]
2020–21	6.695 million[5]
– interchange	0.972 million[5]
2021–22	14.504 million[5]
– interchange	2.604 million[5]
2022–23	18.514 million[5]
– interchange	3.933 million[5]
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"[6]
19 August 1992	New station building opened
14 May 2000	Tramlink stop opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
Coordinates	51°22′31″N 0°05′32″W / 51.3752°N 0.0923°W / 51.3752; -0.0923
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East Croydon is a railway station, tram stop and associated bus station in Croydon, Greater London, England. It is located in Travelcard Zone 5. At 10 miles 28 chains (10.35 mi; 16.66 km) from London Bridge,^[7] it is the 20th busiest station in Britain, was the 10th busiest in 2020–21 (due to the COVID pandemic),^[8] is the busiest national rail station in London outside of fare zones 1 and 2 and is one of the busiest non-terminal stations in the country.^[9] 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 present station building opened on 19 August 1992. It consists of a large steel and glass frame suspended from a lightweight steel structure that straddles the track and platforms to a much greater extent than was possible with its Victorian predecessor. Four steel ladder masts anchor the glass box and the whole gives the impression of a suspension bridge that stretches into the distance. External canopies cover the entrances, a café's open-air seating area and the approaches to the tram stop. 440 m² (4,700 sq ft) of glass were used in the roof and 800 m² (8,600 sq ft) for the wall glazing.^[10]

It was announced in 2010 that Network Rail had proposed a £20m project to revamp the station with an additional entrance and a shortcut into the town centre. The new bridge was officially opened in December 2013. Disabled-accessible slopes to all platforms are provided and there is a footbridge connecting all platforms. There are refreshment stalls and vending machines in the seating areas on the platforms, and trolleys are available along with step-free access to buffets. There are electronic information displays showing departures to 80 stations.^[10]