Bingham Road railway station
| Bingham Road | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Bingham Road Location of Bingham Road in Greater London | |
| Location | Addiscombe |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Grid reference | TQ342661 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway British Rail |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1906 | Opened as Bingham Road Halt (northern side location) |
| 15 March 1915 | Closed |
| 30 September 1935 | New station opened as Bingham Road (southern side location) |
| 16 May 1983 | Closed |
| Other information | |
| Coordinates | 51°22′44″N 0°04′23″W / 51.3790°N 0.0731°W |
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Bingham Road railway station was in Addiscombe, Croydon on the Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway. It was opened on 1 September 1906 on the north side of Bingham Road, with two wooden platforms without buildings and was closed on 15 March 1915 as a wartime economy measure. A new station on the south side of Bingham Road was opened in 1935 and finally closed in 1983. The modern Addiscombe tram stop (open 2000) at ground level is situated at the location of the first halt closed in 1915 which was situated on an embankment above the present site.
History
A 2-mile-29-chain (3.8 km) link between the
As part of a scheme to increase patronage using
Despite new construction along the route of the line, passenger loadings were light and working expenses generally exceeded farebox revenue.
Electrification was not a success and by 1949
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The station featured in The Rebel (1961) starring Tony Hancock and George Sanders where it was known as Fortune Green South.[31][32] The sequence showing the dress-code regimentation of the commuters on the platform should be compared to the reverie in which Anthony Steel indulges in Something Money Can't Buy, in 1952.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Woodside
|
British Rail Southern Region Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway |
Coombe Road |
Present day
The track was lifted soon after closure and demolition of the wooden station buildings took place after they had been vandalised.[28] Tramlink services reusing the railway alignment at Bingham Road commenced on 10 May 2000; the formation is no longer elevated as the former railway embankment has been removed and trams run on the level.[28][33] A solitary fragment of broken wall which formed part of the old Up side entrance still remained in April 2003.[28]
Addiscombe tram stop is on the north (ie. opposite) side of Bingham Road, using the site of the first halt.[33]
References
Notes
- ^ a b Jackson (1999), p. 52.
- ^ a b White (1987), p. 56.
- ^ Skinner (1985), p. 19.
- ^ Turner (1979), pp. 162–163.
- ^ a b c Jackson (1999), p. 53.
- ^ a b Butt (1995), p. 34.
- ^ Kidner (1985), p. 40.
- ^ a b c d Quick (2009), p. 84.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith (1995), map above fig. 7.
- ^ Butt (1995), p. 217.
- ^ Turner (1979), p. 163.
- ^ Kidner (1985), p. 56.
- ^ Quick (2009), p. 361.
- ^ Turner (1979), p. 164.
- ^ Skinner (1985), p. 23.
- ^ Connor (2003), p. 12.
- ^ a b c Jackson (1999), p. 54.
- ^ Skinner (1985), p. 25.
- ^ a b Clinker (1988), note 2129.
- ^ a b c White (1987), p. 72.
- ^ Connor (2003), pp. 12–13.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith (1995), fig. 7.
- ^ London's Disused Stations Volume 4 by J.E. Connor page 14
- ^ Jackson (1999), pp. 54–55.
- ^ a b Connor (2003), p. 13.
- ^ a b c d Jackson (1999), p. 55.
- ^ Skinner (1985), p. 35.
- ^ a b c d e f Connor (2003), p. 15.
- ^ a b Skinner (1985), p. 37.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith (1995), fig. 8.
- ^ Huntley (1993), p. 141.
- ^ Connor (2003), p. 14.
- ^ a b Baker (2002), p. 190.
Sources
- Baker, Ian (April 2002). "Tracing disused railways near Croydon Tramlink". London Railway Record (31): 187–198.
- OL 11956311M.
- Clinker, C. R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. OCLC 655703233.
- Connor, J.E. (2003). The South Eastern Railway. London's Disused Stations. Vol. 4. Colchester: Connor & Butler. ISBN 0-9476-9937-6.
- Huntley, John (1993). Railways on the Screen. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2059-0.
- Jackson, Alan A. (1999) [1978]. London's Local Railways. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 1-8541-4209-7.
- Kidner, R.W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts; Survey and Gazetteer. Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1321-4.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: OCLC 612226077.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (March 1995). Croydon (Woodside) to East Grinstead. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-48-0.
- Skinner, M.W.G. (December 1985). Croydon's Railways. Southampton: Kingfisher Railway Productions. ISBN 0-9461-8414-3.
- Turner, John Howard (1979). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway: Completion & Maturity. Vol. 3. London: B.T. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-1389-1.
- White, H.P. (1987) [1963]. Greater London. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 3. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-39-9.
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