Norbury railway station is a

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station in the

Norbury Norbury is an area of south London. It shares the postcode London SW16 with neighbouring Streatham. Norbury is south of Charing Cross. Etymology The name Norbury derives from ''North Burh'', (North Borough). Some local histories note that ...

area of the

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in south London. It is on the

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, down the line from . The station is operated by Southern, which also provides all train services. It is in

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and

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are in operation at this station.

History

The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the

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(LB&SCR) as a short-cut on the

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, avoiding

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and Norwood Junction. It was opened on 1 December 1862. However, Norbury station was not opened until January 1878, for the surrounding area was very rural. The station was rebuilt in 1903 when the lines were quadrupled. In 1925 the lines were electrified. Ticket gates were installed in 2009. A nearby Victorian

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, dating from 1868, was situated in fields forming part of Lonesome Farm, which later became the sports ground of the

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(NatWest). The course, which included a water jump across the

River Graveney Norbury Brook is a tributary of the River Wandle, that rises near Lower Addiscombe Road and flows north-west through Selhurst, Thornton Heath and Norbury to join the Wandle at south Wimbledon. A short stretch of this is visible in South Nor ...

, 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 of London.

Service

All services at Norbury are operated by Southern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to via * 2 tph to * 1 tph to via * 3 tph to * 2 tph to During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service between London Victoria and . The station is also served by one train per day and two trains per day from .

Connections

London Buses routes 50, 109 and

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and night route N109 all serve Norbury station.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Norbury Railway Station Railway stations in the London Borough of Croydon Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1878 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway 1878 establishments in England