Purley

Purley station, Station Approach, Whytecliffe Road, Purley, London
CR8 2UD

Purley at a glance

  • Ticket Office
  • Ticket Machine
  • Prepurchase Collection
  • Car Park
  • Step Free Access
  • Toilets
  • WiFi
  • Bus Services
  • Cycle Storage Sheltered

Station details

Accessibility Information

There is information about accessibility

Accessible Parking

4

Accessible Taxis

There is taxi provision

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Customer Help Points

Purley Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0:

Assistance Meeting Point


On platform 6 by the waiting room. If no staff are present, please contact staff at the ticket gates, ticket office or platform.

Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter

There is no Low-Level counter here

Impaired Mobility Set Down

Located at the rear of the station

Lift Details

Lift, Subway to Platforms 2 & 3
Operational Announcements : There are audio announcements provided outside and inside this lift
Lift Controls : Lift controls should be accessible to most people
Manoeuvrability : The lift is a through lift which has a 1.5 metre turning circle inside
Opening Width : Lift has clear door widths 1.1m wide

Lift, Subway to Platforms 4 & 5
Operational Announcements : There are audio announcements provided outside and inside this lift
Lift Controls : Lift controls should be accessible to most people
Manoeuvrability : The lift requires wheelchair users to reverse in or out
Opening Width : Lift has clear door widths 1.1m wide

Lift, Subway to Platform 6
Operational Announcements : There are audio announcements provided outside and inside this lift
Lift Controls : Lift controls should be accessible to most people
Manoeuvrability : The lift is a through lift which has a 1.5 metre turning circle inside
Opening Width : Lift has clear door widths at least 0.9m wide

Lifts

There are lifts

National Key Toilets

Yes

Passenger Assistance

Purley Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0
Location :

Assistance Meeting Point


On platform 6 by the waiting room. If no staff are present, please contact staff at the ticket gates, ticket office or platform.

Ramp For Train Access

Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance

A staff-operated ramp is required for step-free access between train and platform at this station.

Staff Help Available

Yes

Step Free Access

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

This is a Category A station: This station has step-free access to all platforms.

The Assistance Meeting Point is on platform 6, above the waiting room.

Step Free Category

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

Ticket Barriers

Yes

Wheelchairs Available

Yes

This station does not offer

Accessible Public Telephones, Accessible Booking Office Counter, Escalator Information, Induction Loop, Nearest Accessible Stations

Contactless

Always check pay as you go with contactless is accepted at your destination before you tap in. For more information visit southernrailway.com/contactless.

London Fare Zone

Zone 6

Oyster

Oyster top-up is only available from the self-service ticket machine. Oyster Cards cannot be purchased at this station. Always check Oyster is accepted at your destination before you tap in.


Top-up at Ticket Machine

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: Southern, Thameslink

Prepurchase Collection

Collect from Ticket Machine

Smartcards

For more information on using the Key smartcard, please visit the Key smartcard webpage on the Southern website.


Validators Available

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Machine Accessibility

Ticket buying and collection, south station entrance
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users

Ticket hall
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users

Ticket Office

Yes

This station does not offer

Travel Centre

Bus Services

Information to plan your onward journey is available in the ‘Onward Travel Information Map’, located in the ‘Maps’ section below.

Car Park - Station Car Park

Name : Station Car Park
Spaces : 236
CCTV : Yes
Free Parking : No
Operator : APCOA Parking UK
Telephone : 01895 262122

Cycle Storage Cctv

Yes

Cycle Storage Location

Located outside the entrance closest to platform 1.

Cycles are left at owners risk. Abandoned cycles may be removed.

Cycle Storage Spaces

70 spaces

Cycle Storage Type

Stands, Racks

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Drop Off Pick Up

Drop-off Points
Point 1: Drop off and pick up point on Station Approach
Same Side As Station: The drop-off and/or pick-up point is on the same side of the road as the station
Waiting Area: This is a drop-off point only
Facility Type:
Car Capacity: There is space for 1 vehicle at a time to drop-off and/or pick-up
Ramp Deployable:
Help Point: There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

Point 2: Drop off and pick up point on Approach Road
Same Side As Station: The drop-off and/or pick-up point is on the same side of the road as the station
Waiting Area: This is a drop-off point only
Facility Type:
Car Capacity: There is space for up to 3 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up
Ramp Deployable:
Help Point: There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

Parking Spaces

236

Rail Replacement Maps

Replacement Bus Map - Purley - https://assets.nationalrail.co.uk/e8xgegruud3g/5R1kCAxg9YgxSxHSp0rm2Q/96272e8f760975316ffd7ec7f0d021f0/2026-01_CI_SN_RRB_PUR_DR.pdf

Rail Replacement Services

Please click the link for details regarding the rail replacement bus location.

Taxi Rank

There is taxi provision
Taxi rank, (taxi marked parking ) via Station Approach (northeast of station entrance)
Configuration : Taxis pick up and drop off at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is on the same side as station
Covered : The taxi rank is uncovered
Ramp : Ramps can only be deployed from the side of a vehicle at this Taxi Rank
Help Point : There is no help point close to this taxi rank

Taxi rank, (taxi marked parking ) via Station Approach (next to retail shops)
Configuration : Taxis pick up and drop off at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is via controlled roadway crossing
Covered : The taxi rank is uncovered
Ramp : Ramps can only be deployed from the side of a vehicle at this Taxi Rank
Help Point : There is no help point close to this taxi rank

This station does not offer

Airport, Car Hire, Cycle Hire, Cycle Storage Sheltered, Port

Announcements

Announcements are made both visually and audibly

Help Points

There are Help Points

The Assistance Meeting Point is on platform 6, above the waiting room.


All Help Points have induction loops

Helpline

Staff are available at this station from the first to last trains of the day, for providing assistance getting on and off the train and assisting around the station and platforms. Assistance can be provided unbooked (turn up and go) or pre booked up to two hours before departure by contacting Assisted Travel.

Whether you pre book assistance or travel unbooked, please contact a member of staff on arrival. We recommend arriving 20 minutes prior to your train departing. This is to allow us to make sure arrangements are in place at your destination, or interchange, station such as the availability of staff and lifts. If there is insufficient time to check these arrangements, we may assist you onto the next available train.

For further information on assisted travel please see:

Accessibility at the station - Southern.


0800 138 1016

Information Available

Yes - from help point

Lost Property

If you have lost something at a Southern station or onboard a Southern train, please visit the Southern website and use the webform to register your lost item.

Some Southern trains serve stations which are managed by other train operators (see below). You should consider logging your lost item with them, just in case it's been handed in at one of their stations.

If you have found an item of lost property, please hand it in to a member of staff.

Staffing Level

Full time

This station does not offer

Customer Service, Left Luggage

Atm Machine

Yes

Baby Change

Yes

Information Points

There are information points

Information Services

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
24 Hours

Printed Local Information

There is accessible printed information available

Refreshment Facilities

Yes

Toilets

Platforms 2/3 and 4/5

Waiting Room

There are heated waiting rooms on platforms 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

The waiting room on platform 6 has one small step to access.

Seating is also available on platforms 3, 4, 5 and 6.

This station does not offer

Bureau De Change, CCTV, Defibrillator, First Class Lounge, Limited Service, Pay Phones, Post Box, Request Stop, Shops, Trolleys, WiFi

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