Editing Crofton Park (section)

==Transport==
The area has a network of rail and bus services, with connections to central London and [[Kent]].

===National Rail===
[[Crofton Park railway station|Crofton Park Station]] opened in July 1892.<ref name="kentrail1"/> It is served by [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Thameslink]] services to [[Blackfriars station|London Blackfriars]] (for the [[South Bank]] and [[Bankside]]), {{rws|City Thameslink}} (for [[City of London|the City]] and [[St Paul's Cathedral]]), [[Farringdon station|Farringdon]] (which will connect with the [[Crossrail]] network) and [[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras International]] (for [[Channel Tunnel]] services). In the southbound direction the service links to [[Catford]], [[Bromley]] and [[Sevenoaks]]. Disabled access entrances to Crofton Park station were opened from Marnock and Lindal Road in 2008. The station ticket office is open every weekday morning, and an automatic Metro ticket machine is also available.

The South London Rail Utilisation Strategy published by [[Network Rail]] in March 2008 proposed improvements to rail services along the Catford loop line (through Crofton Park). These include four stopping Thameslink services per hour at this station, and a Victoria to Bellingham service to provide additional trains per hour.

There are three other train stations within a ten to 15-minute walk of Crofton Park Station: [[Brockley railway station]], [[Honor Oak Park railway station|Honor Oak Park]] and [[Ladywell railway station|Ladywell]].

{{rws|Honor Oak Park}} and {{rws|Brockley}} stations provide rail links to [[London Bridge station|London Bridge]], [[London Victoria station|London Victoria]], {{rws|Shoreditch High Street}}, [[Highbury & Islington station|Highbury & Islington]], [[Crystal Palace, London|Crystal Palace]], [[Sydenham, London|Sydenham]], [[East Croydon station|East]] and [[West Croydon station|West Croydon]] and [[Caterham]]. Both stations are served by [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] and since 2010 [[London Overground]] services.<!--Overground is a part of the National Rail network-->

===Bus===
A number of bus services operate throughout the area providing links to the West End/The city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/croftonpark-14671.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928003057/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/croftonpark-14671.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-28 |url-status=live |title=Buses from Crofton Park |publisher=Tfl.gov.uk |accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> Services include:
* [[London Buses route 171|171]] – Bellingham Catford to Holborn (via Peckham, Elephant and Castle, and Waterloo)
* N171 – Bellingham Catford to Tottenham Court Road bus station
* 172 – Brockley Rise to St Paul's (via Old Kent Road, Elephant and Castle, and Waterloo)
* [[London Buses route 122|122]] – Crystal Palace to Plumstead
* P4 – Brixton Station to Lewisham Station (via [[Dulwich Village]])
* 284 – Lewisham Station to Grove Park