| Coulsdon South | |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Manager: | Southern |
| Fare Zone: | 6 |
| Locale: | Coulsdon |
| Borough: | London Borough of Croydon |
| Events1: | Opened |
| Years1: | 1 October 1889 |
| Platforms: | 2 |
| Railexits0405: | 0.921 |
| Railexits0506: | 1.04 |
| Railexits0607: | 1.362 |
| Railexits0708: | 1.555 |
| Railexits0809: | 1.39 |
| Railexits0910: | 1.421 |
| Railexits1011: | 1.490 |
| Railexits1112: | 1.563 |
| Railexits1213: | 1.706 |
| Railexits1314: | 1.714 |
| Railexits1415: | 1.753 |
| Railexits1516: | 1.617 |
| Railexits1617: | 1.271 |
| Railexits1718: | 1.420 --> |
| Railexits1819: | 1.681 |
| Railexits1920: | 1.850 |
| Railexits2021: | 0.459 |
| Railexits2122: | 1.222 |
| Railexits2223: | 1.556 |
| Railcode: | CDS |
| Dft Category: | D |
| Original: | South Eastern Railway |
| Pregroup: | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Postgroup: | Southern Railway |
| Coordinates: | 51.3157°N -0.138°W |
| Access: | yes |
Coulsdon South railway station serves Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon, and is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Brighton Main Line. It is 17miles measured from .[1] The station is served by Southern and by Thameslink. It is the most southerly mainline station in London.
Coulsdon is on a stretch of line between Croydon and Redhill which the UK Parliament insisted should be shared by the London and Brighton Railway (L&BR) route to Brighton, and the South Eastern Railway (SER) route to Dover. As a result, there have been a number of railway stations at Coulsdon.
This station was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on 1 October 1889. The line is on a steep gradient climbing towards Merstham Tunnel. It is 17miles from, and has two platforms each long enough for a 12-coach train.[2] It was originally called Coulsdon and Cane Hill, referring to the nearby psychiatric hospital: a covered way connected the station to the hospital. By the 1960s, the covered way had been removed.
The station remains staffed for most of the operational day, with a booking office located on the up (west) side of the station. At the entrance to the ticket office from the station approach road, there are two self-service ticket machines, one of which, most unusually, is wall-mounted. A PERTIS self-service 'Permit to Travel' ticket machine was previously provided here but has been removed. Automatic Ticket Barriers were installed at the station in spring 2011
In May 2019, work began to install a new accessible footbridge with lifts and tactile paving. The work was completed in August 2020 having been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
Services at Coulsdon South are operated by Southern and Thameslink using and EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
On Sundays, the service between London and Reigate reduces to hourly. In addition, the Peterborough to Horsham service also reduces to hourly and northbound, runs only as far as London Bridge
London Buses routes 60, 404, 405, 463 and night route N68 serve the station.
David Bowie's schizophrenic half-brother Terry, died by suicide on 16 January 1985 when he walked in front of a train at Coulsdon South railway station.[4] [5]