Looking down the line from the platform at Selhurst station
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Looking down the line from the platform at Selhurst station
Image: © Marathon Taken: 6 Jun 2012
The Balham Hill & East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton & South Coast Railway as a short-cut on the main Brighton line from London Victoria, avoiding Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction. It was opened on 1st December 1862, and Selhurst station opened three years later in 1865. The lines were quadrupled in 1903, and electrified in 1912. In this photograph the two stopping lines are on the left and the fast lines are on the far right. The line splits ahead with the left hand curve leading to Selhurst Depot or Norwood Junction and straight on goes to East or West Croydon. The bridge just beyond the platform is over Selhurst Road.
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Image Location
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51.390917
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-0.08712