"Dave" wrote in message

It's about time that station was rebuilt. To get to the Down platform
from the barriers you have to go up a few steps, over the footbridge
and down a long slope. To the Up platform there's steps then a long
walk.
At least the up platform could be extended back over the old bay to
allow trains to stop further back.
Another option would be to close the current entrance and reopen the
entrance with a new ticket office adjacent to the tram stop and a new
footbridge with lifts.

I understand a branch of the extended ELL will terminate in West
Croydon -- wil this be net extra traffic, or just an existing service
from a different start point? If the former, I assume it'll increase
the platform demand.