Catford railway station should not be confused with Catford Bridge railway station.
| Catford | |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Railcode: | CTF |
| Manager: | Thameslink |
| Fare Zone: | 3 |
| Locale: | Catford |
| Borough: | London Borough of Lewisham |
| Events1: | Opened |
| Years1: | 1 July 1892 |
| Platforms: | 2 |
| Railexits0405: | 0.825 |
| Railexits0506: | 0.816 |
| Railexits0607: | 0.932 |
| Railexits0708: | 1.055 |
| Railexits0809: | 0.985 |
| Railexits0910: | 0.906 |
| Railexits1011: | 0.935 |
| Raillowint1011: | 35,437 |
| Railexits1112: | 0.956 |
| Raillowint1112: | 65,978 |
| Railexits1213: | 0.944 |
| Raillowint1213: | 71,847 |
| Railexits1314: | 1.069 |
| Raillowint1314: | 73,567 |
| Railexits1415: | 1.157 |
| Raillowint1415: | 82,967 |
| Railexits1516: | 1.161 |
| Raillowint1516: | 62,235 |
| Railexits1617: | 1.153 |
| Raillowint1617: | 66,882 |
| Railexits1718: | 1.219 |
| Raillowint1718: | 48,976 --> |
| Railexits1819: | 1.124 |
| Railint1819: | 0.143 |
| Railexits1920: | 1.169 |
| Railint1920: | 0.144 |
| Railexits2021: | 0.323 |
| Raillowint2021: | 33,810 |
| Railexits2122: | 0.581 |
| Raillowint2122: | 89,975 |
| Railexits2223: | 0.687 |
| Railint2223: | 0.142 |
| Coordinates: | 51.4447°N -0.0261°W |
| Dft Category: | D |
Catford railway station is one of two stations in the London suburb of Catford. Mainly used by commuters, it is in Travelcard Zone 3 and on the Catford Loop Line between and . It is served mainly by Thameslink trains between, and Sevenoaks. Connections to London Victoria are available at Peckham Rye. Catford is 8miles measured from Victoria.
It is adjacent to, and on a higher level than, Catford Bridge railway station on the Mid-Kent Line. The two stations are separated by the site of the former Catford Stadium. Interchange on one ticket is allowed between the two stations.
There is only a small shelter, a ticket machine, a few lamp-posts and a stairway on each of the two otherwise bare platforms, unlike the more ornate Catford Bridge station, which has retained most of its original architecture. Each platform has customer information screens.
All services at Catford are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
During the peak hours, additional services between, and call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from via .
On 23 September 1945, a Victoria to Ramsgate train derailed on its approach to the station, much of it falling down the embankment towards Catford Stadium. One passenger was killed, and many others were injured (the train had been carrying 377 passengers). The enquiry concluded that it was probably caused by an unnoticed track defect that perhaps arose from heavy rainfall in the preceding days.[1]
The second episode of the 1979 London Weekend Television comedy series End of Part One includes the main characters watching a film called "The Life of Christopher Columbus". In the film, Columbus goes to a tube station and asks for a train to America, but is told he can only go as far as Catford. Part of a modified tube map is shown with the fictitious tube stations Lewisham, Ladywell, Edge of the World and Catford on the East London section of the Metropolitan line south from New Cross tube station. This is based on the main line railway line serving Catford Bridge railway station.
London Buses routes 75, 124, 171, 181, 185, 202, 284 and night route N171 serve the station.[2] [3]