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Which London travel zone is Riddlesdown station in?

Riddlesdown is in London TravelZone: 6

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Station Address	Riddlesdown station, Lower Barn Road, Purley, London
Postcode	CR8 1HN

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Lines Served

National Rail

• Thameslink
• Southern

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Station facilities

Local travel options

Bicycles
Storage location	On ramp leading to platform 1 .
Storage spaces	10
Storage CCTV	Yes
Car Park	No
Onward travel information	Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here.
Taxi	NO
Impaired mobility set down / pick up points available	No

Ticket Office

Ticket Office	Monday - Friday 06:10 - 12:45 Saturday 07:25 - 14:00 Sunday Closed
Opening hours	Height adjusted ticket counter is not available at this station
Height adjusted ticket office counter	This office has an induction loop
Induction loop	Yes
Ticket machines	There are accessible ticket machines at this station
Accessible ticket machines	Yes, from either ticket office or self-service ticket machine
Collection of pre-purchased tickets
Smartcards	No
Smartcards issued	Not possible at this station
Smartcards top-up	Yes
Smartcards validators	Smartcards are available online at : www.southernrailway.com/thekeysmartcard
Penalty fares	Penalty fares apply for Southern
London fare zone	Zone 6

Station Facilities

ATM Machine	Yes
Pay phones	Cards and Coins
Pay phones type	Yes
Refreshment facilities	Food outlet (Seating available)
Toilets	Yes
Accessible toilets	No
Baby changing facilities	No
National key toilets	No
Waiting Rooms	Yes
Waiting rooms location	Waiting room available on platform1, locked when the station is not staffed. Seating available on both platforms.
Waiting rooms opening hours	Waiting rooms normally available when station is staffed

Disability Accessibility

Helpline Contact	Monday - Sunday 07:00 - 22:00 The assisted helpline is not available on Christmas Day.
Helpline opening hours	Yes
Staff help available	Staffing hours are shown in the 'Staffing and General services' section, however staff may be involved in other activities during these hours so please do book assistance where possible. Although this station isn’t always staffed our Assisted Travel Support team are there to help you to complete your journey. If you have not booked assistance and require assistance boarding a train at this station, then on arrival please contact this team by either: pressing the ‘emergency and assisted travel’ Help Point button, or calling us on the Freephone number 0808 168 1238 (or text to 07970 511 077)  Whether you pre-book your assistance or prefer more flexibility, we recommend arriving 20 minutes before your train is scheduled to depart.
Staff help available opening times	Monday - Friday 06:10 - 12:45 Saturday 07:25 - 14:00 Sunday Closed
Ramp for train access	Yes
Step free access coverage	Yes
Step free access note	Step-free access via steep ramps to platforms and Ticket Office. Although this station isn’t always staffed our Assisted Travel Support team are there to help you to complete your journey. If you have not booked assistance and require assistance boarding a train at this station, then on arrival  please contact this team by either: pressing the ‘emergency and assisted travel’ Help Point button, or calling us on the Freephone number 0808 168 1238 (or text to  07970 511 077)  Whether you pre-book your assistance or prefer more flexibility, we recommend arriving 20 minutes before your train is scheduled to depart.
Wheelchairs available	No

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