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East Croydon Railway Station (ECR)
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Croydon
"Quickest way to London Bridge is with the First Capital Connect to..."(3 Tips)
"AMT coffee stall."(5 Tips)
"Lovely Delice De France on platform 5..."(2 Tips)
"Pumpkin cafe on Platform"(2 Tips)
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You can get trains to Clapham and Victoria very regular from here. You can also catch the tram between New Addington and Wimbledon from here. AMT coffee is a great place to get coffee.Upvoted Mar 31
AMT coffee always good. Friendly staff too. Can't be easy dealing with grumpy (for good reason, train operators are shite) commuters.Upvoted Mar 7
British Transport PoliceAugust 30, 2013This is the busiest station outside of Zone 1 – take care and make sure your valuables are safe and secure – join in with #TheTactics on Twitter. Read more
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Extremely busy on peak time. Easy connections with London Bridge and London Victoria. But since the change on the timetable in June 2018, the stations in between are served with less trains.- AMT coffee stall. The one place you can actually buy a coffee rather than americano or daily brew or some other equally shite name. Also, it's small medium and large rather than tall, grande etc!
- Jack SmithNovember 19, 2016Great way to get into central London by boarding a fast Thameslink Train straight to London Bridge Station, usually from platform 1.
Janet CheungSeptember 1, 2014Ask people for help on the platform as the call button machine just keeps ringing and no one answers and make sure to stand bear zig zag lines as trains only stop there- Best tea is Pumpkin cafe on Platform 1&2 and 5&6 - PG tips and it's a reasonable price for a station too.
Enzo MartinelliSeptember 15, 2014One of the most chaotic and less customer friendly stations in the UK- Find the "fastest train to" monitor as its the most useful. Don't trust announcements!
Delice de France likes to shut early. Should shut at 9pm, but can be seen closing its doors anytime from 8:30- with loads of food still left over!
If you're heading towards London, check the number of coaches of your train & check the first carriage stop position along the platform so you can travel at the front and be first at London exit gates
Be prepared to queue if you're buying something from WH Smith. There is no fast payment facility for newspapers and you'll be delayed whilst they try and upsell giant Galaxy bars to other customers.
Busy during rush hour try and use other exits/entrances if you can.
shipNovember 9, 2013Costa attached to the station, and Starbucks on platform 1 and 2 are great when you've got time to kill.
express minicabsAugust 5, 2023Phone +44 20 8686 2777 Address 292 High St, Croydon CR0 1NG, UK Email info@expresscouriercars.co.uk- Super busy when trains are canceled here and there on rainy days.
Sunjay BhogalApril 27, 2012AMT coffee shop the best on the station, avoid upper crust baguettes, they are not fresh.
WH Smith closes at least 30 minutes before *official* closing time - you've been warned!!
- Quickest way to London Bridge is with the First Capital Connect to Bedford
Try to set off 10 mins earlier than scheduled time if travelling in the morning as queues are horrendous.
If you think the train is full here....wait until you get to Norwood Junction!
Everything in the Delice de France on platform 3 will be cold. I suppose that might not come as a surprise.
If you have time to spare, nip over to the Porter and Sorter for a pint.
The best coffee place on the station is AMT Coffee which is on platform 3/4.
Constant vigilance required: platform changes are frequent, last minute and often require running over 'don't run' signs. Plus staff are clueless/don't care
First/last chance to use contactless payment or Oyster cards - it's often cheaper to buy tickets to/from here and just to use a contactless payment card within London.
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East Croydon Railway Station (ECR)
George St (4-5 Station Approach)
Croydon
Greater London
CR0 1LF
United Kingdom
Croydon
Greater London
CR0 1LF
United Kingdom
This Railway Station is part of the National Rail Network. For train times and ticketing information, please visit http://www.nationalrail.co.uk.
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+44 345 748 4950
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"AMT coffee. The latte is great, the service is friendly and efficient and it's much cheaper than starbucks on platform 1/2"
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"Walk to the far end so you can get out quicker at Victoria or London Bridge"
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"for fast trains to Victoria always jump straight onto platform 1 guaranteed"
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