Woodside Station (London)

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Woodside railway station was opened by July 1871 by the Mid-Kent Railway, to serve a nearby race course. A ramp facilitated the loading of racehorses. After the course closed in 1890, use of the station decreased. The former down bay platform fell into disuse in 1917 following closure of the line to Selsdon. The line to Selsdon was reopened upon electrification in 1935 with through services to London. By the early 1960s patronage of the station was in decline. The small goods yard closed in 1963. The line to Selsdon was closed in 1983 and the signal box at the south end of the down platform was closed in 1984. Through services to London were withdrawn and train services were reduced to a shuttle service between Addiscombe and Elmers End only. The station building at street level over the platforms was destaffed in 1993 and was boarded up. In 1996 Addiscombe signal box was burnt down and single line working was introduced with all trains using the down line resulting in the up platform falling into disuse. Closure came the following year in 1997 in preparation for the construction of Croydon Tramlink.

Tramlink now uses the former rail line between Elmers End and Coombe Road. Most of the old station platforms were demolished and new tram platforms constructed on the site. However, part of the Up platform was left to provide access to the tram platforms, using the stairs to the former street level building. The former street level building still stands boarded up and abandoned. Following closure of the Addiscombe branch the trackbed has since become Addiscombe Railway Park.

In April 2000, the dismantled platform was given as a gift to the Swanage Heritage Railway and reassembled at Herston Halt, near Swanage.