South Croydon Station and Seltrans..

I'd never heard of Seltrans till today, but it turns out that they are responsible for the works at South Croydon Station.

from the Autumn issue of the Seltrans newsletter.

South Croydon Update

We are pleased to announce that the final allocation from TfL for stage 1 of our holistic “station access scheme” has been approved. The major part of the scheme involves a joint cycle pedestrian access link to the station from the near by A212 and its neighbouring LCN route. This scheme has been delivered on time within budget, with the help of our partners from BRB, Network Rail and Southern Railway. The industry has complemented the Seltrans scheme with a refurbishment for not only the station building and the car park but they have also created a new station forecourt designed for passenger/pedestrian safety. This innovative scheme includes elements to remediate the heavy engineering required. This includes the provision of nesting boxes, too enhance bio-diversity and future funding is being sort to provide solar panels that will deliver a carbon zero project. We are hoping to invite our Seltrans partners to a formal opening ceremony in the very near future. Our thanks goes out to all the stakeholders that have been involved in delivering this relatively complex scheme.

Watch this space!!

I occasionally use this station, and have never noticed any information about this scheme or any information about Seltrans.

Satellite Image - pre-new carpark

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cycling, croydon

South Croydon Cycle and Ride?

A nice new cycle parking shelter has been installed at South Croydon Station.




It is in a prominent position at the entrance to the car park, a deterrent to bike thieves, and has capacity for 8 - 16 cycles. The design is bright and modern, and of a quality you might expect in the Netherlands, so maximum points on this one.



However, I have yet to see a single bike parked here. The surrounding road network is pretty dreadful, access to the station by bike is not easy, so sadly cannot imagine this well designed facility getting much use.

Satellite Image - pre-instalation

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cycling, croydon

The Disappearing Sign

There used to be a sign on Coombe Road, by the railway bridge, for the new shared use cycle path to South Croydon railway station. It was, however, pointing in exactly the wrong direction.



The path was closed over xmas for railway works, as the carpark was used for storage and the sign was removed.



However, despite the path re-opening, the sign has not been replaced.

Google Earth Image - taken before the path was built

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cycling, cycle path, croydon

South Croydon Railway Station - CLOSED

Well you can't keep a half decent cycle facility for long in Croydon. It soon turns into crap.

This path has now been closed. The bottom end of the car park is now entirely given over to the storage of railway equipment, so at the point where you are supposed to get off the track in to the car park it is blocked.

(as it was when open)


And just to emphasise the point, the sign which was pointing in the wrong direction has been removed.

(before the sign was removed)


Google Earth Image

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cycling, cycle path, croydon

South Croydon Railway Station Car Park

Shock news, there's a new wide, tarmacked, well lit shared use cycle path in Croydon which isn't bad at all (well not that bad anyway).



It starts at Coombe Road, by the railway bridge, where the sign clearly shows it as a shared use cycle path to the railway station.

Shame the sign is pointing in exactly the wrong direction.



It is a wide tarmacked path, that looks more like an access road.



It is very well lit.



But rather strangely signed.



With no signs at all in the opposite direction



Bikes are then directed into the new, vastly enlarged 80 spaces car park, the real reason for the development.



And if you approach the path from the station direction, you could be forgiven for thinking there was no cycle path at all.



It is a great improvement to the footpath, but unlikely to be a particularly popular cycle path, and as for trying to cross Coombe Road, there is no crossing anywhere along this stretch, despite many years of campaigning from local residents.

Google Earth Image - taken before the path was built

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cycling, cycle path, croydon