South Croydon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in Travelcard Zone 5. It is on the Brighton Line at its junction with the Oxted Line, measured from . The station is managed by Southern, and the station is served by both Southern and Thameslink services. History Originally South Croydon was a terminus next to the through lines of the Brighton Line but without any platforms on them, the end of a extension of the local lines from New Croydon, opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 1 September 1865. The aim was to provide more space for reversing local trains than could be afforded at busy New Croydon. The rapid growth of the town in this area may also have been a factor. In 1894 the railway obtained authority to extend the local lines to Coulsdon, where they connected with the new Quarry line. The station was rebuilt as a through station with platform faces on all lines prior to the opening of the line in November 1899. In 1947 a train crash about south of the station killed 32 people, the worst accident in the history of the Southern Railway. On 1 August 2011, a landslide caused by a burst water main occurred approximately north of the station, blocking the railway for 24 hours. Platforms South Croydon has five platforms connected by a narrow subway. Platforms 1 and 2 are rarely used as fast Southern services from London Victoria to Brighton, Thameslink services and Gatwick Express, and these services do not call. Platform 3 is used by up trains to London Bridge, Bedford and London Victoria in the peak hours Platform 4 is used by services that do not call, heading southbound, and some Thameslink services in both directions. Platform 5 is used by down trains to Caterham, Tattenham Corner and Three Bridges Ticket gates became operational in April 2009. Services Off-peak, services at South Croydon are operated by Southern using EMUs, and Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 2 tph to (non-stop from ) 2 tph to and , dividing and attaching at 2 tph to Bedford via London Bridge, 2 tph to Three Bridges via Redhill During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and (which usually pass through South Croydon) also call at the station. Additional Thameslink services