Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license.
Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat.
We can research this topic together.
When the station opened, at the same time as Route 1, the station was named "Ampere Way" due to the proximity of the former Croydon Power Station. However due to passenger confusion as to which station to alight at for IKEA, the station name was changed in October 2006 to aid customers with their journey. The two chimneys from the old power station still exist, and they have IKEA coloured bands near their tops.