Waddon railway station

Not to be confused with Waddon Marsh railway station.

Waddon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern. It is in Travelcard Zone 5, between West Croydon and Wallington, and is 11 miles 40 chains (11.50 miles, 18.51 km) down the line from London Bridge measured via Forest Hill.^[2]

Waddon
Waddon Location of Waddon in Greater London
Location	Waddon
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	WDO
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	0.685 million[1]
2020–21	0.212 million[1]
2021–22	0.400 million[1]
2022–23	0.484 million[1]
2023–24	0.522 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company	London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
February 1863	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.3674°N 0.117°W / 51.3674; -0.117
London transport portal

View of the eastbound platform

Accidents and incidents

• On 4 November 1942, two electric multiple units collided due to a signalman's error: two people were killed.^[3]

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[4]

• 2 tph to London Bridge (non-stop from Norwood Junction)
• 2 tph to London Victoria via Norbury
• 2 tph to Epsom
• 2 tph to Epsom Downs

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service between London Victoria and Sutton.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
West Croydon		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines		Wallington

Connections

London Buses routes 154, 157, 289 and 439 serve the station.