Catford railway station is one of two stations in the London suburb of

Catford Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green (ward), Rushey Green and Catford South Ward (electoral subdivi ...

. Mainly used by commuters, it is in

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and on the Catford Loop Line between and . It is served mainly by

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trains between , and

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. Connections to

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are available at

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. Catford is measured from Victoria. It is adjacent to, and on a higher level than,

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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.

Services

All services at Catford are operated by

using Class 700

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to

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* 2 tph to via 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 .

1945 derailment

On 23 September 1945, a

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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.

In the media

The second episode of the 1979

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comedy series ''

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'' 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

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south from New Cross tube station. This is based on the main line railway line serving

Connections

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routes 75, 124,

171 Year 171 ( CLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Herennianus (or, less frequently, year 924 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 171 ...

181 Year 181 ( CLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Burrus (or, less frequently, year 934 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 181 for this ye ...

185 Year 185 ( CLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lascivius and Atilius (or, less frequently, year 938 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 185 for this ...

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and night route N171 serve the station.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Catford Railway Station Railway stations in the London Borough of Lewisham Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1892 Catford Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway