Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway

The northern line takes a sharp turn under Addiscombe Road to join the route of the railway to Woodside, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction.

At the site of the station the Tramlink takes a sharp turn east to diverge from the W&SC route, and reaches Lloyd Park tram stop after about 200 m (660 ft).

Success was limited even at the beginning, and following a closure proposal as early as 1895 railmotors were introduced in 1905 in an attempt to improve efficiency and counteract competition from trams and buses.

Major changes came in 1935: The electric service commenced on 30 September 1935, in belated response to the Southern Heights Light Railway scheme which had received approval in 1928.

In 1976 through trains to London were withdrawn, leaving a Sanderstead–Elmers End peak hours shuttle service; Closure took place on 13 May 1983: by the time the line closed, estimated usage was less than 200 passengers a day.

By 1983 the track was in very poor condition, the Selsdon/Sanderstead area was being planned for re-signalling and in view of the line's low patronage British Rail could not financially justify wholesale renewal.

This table shows the up service three years before closure:[2] Two trains per day started from and terminated at Selsdon rather than Sanderstead because of the lack of paths on the section shared with the Oxted Line.