The
London & Croydon Railway was authorized by Parliament in 1835.
The nine mile line ran from the Corbetts Lane Junction on the London
& Greenwich Railway to Croydon was opened in 1839. The total
cost of building the line was £615,160 (£70,240 per mile).
From September, 1841, the London & Brighton
Railway began using the London & Croydon track. Five years
later the London & Brighton amalgamated
with the London &
Croydon to form the London, Brighton &
South Coast Railway.
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