North End has transport links both to the borough and to the surrounding areas in and out of London.
West Croydon railway station is located at the northern end of North End and is served by
Southern and
London Overground services. The
East London Line was extended to West Croydon as its new terminus; now forming part of the London Overground project that connects Croydon with
Crystal Palace and
New Cross to
Highbury & Islington across the
River Thames and
Clapham Junction. From these places connections are made to places like
Watford,
Euston,
Barking,
Stratford and
Richmond. There is also a large
bus station with many bus routes terminating there.
East Croydon railway station is the second busiest railway station in
Greater London outside of
London fare zone 1. It is located about 5 minutes east of the shopping area. There are services to
London Victoria and
London Bridge in
Central London,
Horsham,
Gatwick Airport,
Redhill,
Caterham,
Brighton and
Tunbridge Wells. The rail services are provided by
Southern and
Thameslink.
Tramlink also provides frequent services from the four nearby stops.
Croydon Central railway station was a former station at what is now the
Croydon Clocktower. It was built so that shoppers could get closer to the main district but the idea failed and a new Town Hall was built in 1895 on the site of the platforms, with the remainder of the station site being incorporated into what became a small public park, now called the Queen's Gardens, where the retaining wall of the railway is visible as the northern boundary of the Gardens along Katherine Street. Car parks around the centre include
Centrale and
Whitgift's own multi-storey car parks. ==See also==