Catford railway station
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Catford railway station is one of two stations in the London suburb of Catford. Mainly used by commuters, it is in London fare zone 3 and on the Catford Loop Line between Template:Stnlnk and Template:Stnlnk. It is served mainly by Thameslink trains between Template:Stn, Template:Stnlink and Sevenoaks. Connections to London Victoria are available at Peckham Rye. Catford is Template:Convert 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.
Services
All services at Catford are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>Template:NRtimes</ref>
- 2 tph to London Blackfriars
- 2 tph to Template:Stnlnk via Template:Stnlnk
During the peak hours, additional services between Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stn and Template:Stnlnk call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Template:Stnlnk via Template:Stn.
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1945 derailment
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the media
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.Template:Citation needed
Connections
London Buses routes 75, 124, 171, 181, 185, 202, 284 and night route N171 serve the station.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
External links
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