Riddlesdown railway station is on the Oxted line serving Riddlesdown in the London Borough of Croydon, south London. It is in Travelcard Zone 6, 13 miles 38 chains (13.48 miles, 21.69 km) from London Bridge, although off peak trains run to and from London Victoria. The station is managed by Southern.

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Riddlesdown
Riddlesdown station eastern entrance and path
Riddlesdown Location of Riddlesdown in Greater London
Location	Riddlesdown
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Managed by	Southern
Station code	RDD
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	0.383 million[1]
2019–20	0.392 million[1]
2020–21	71,042[1]
2021–22	0.175 million[1]
2022–23	0.221 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company	Southern Railway
Key dates
5 June 1927	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
Coordinates	51.3323°N 0.0996°W / 51.3323; -0.0996
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Platform 1 is the platform for trains towards Croydon and London.

Platform 2 is the platform towards East Grinstead.

The station is unusual amongst suburban London stations in that there is no means of crossing between the platforms. The platforms are reached via separate footpaths from Lower Barn Road, either side of the bridge that takes the railway over the road. The ticket office is on Platform 1.

On the London-bound platform 1, there is a staffed ticket office (open for only part of the day) and waiting room.

There are self-service ticket machines and Oyster scanners on both platforms.

Off-peak, all services at Riddlesdown are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[2]

• 1 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to East Grinstead via Oxted

During the peak hours and on weekends, the service is increased to 2 tph in each direction.

During the peak hours, there are also Thameslink operated services between East Grinstead, London Bridge and Bedford. These services are operated using Class 700 EMUs.

More information Preceding station, National Rail ...

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Sanderstead		Southern Oxted Line		Upper Warlingham
		Thameslink Bedford to East Grinstead Peak Hours Only

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