Next time you get a latte at Norwood Junction it might be your last as the station cafe could be shut down on Tuesday.

An online petition has been launched to try and save Cafe Basmaccino but the lease is coming to an end and the owner Rashid Yassine said he is being forced out by the landlord.

He wanted to extend the lease for another six years so he could keep serving South Norwood customers and said he has conformed to everything demanded of him.

After being told by the site owner London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL) that he needed to make the cafe look more ‘rustic and trendy’ he upgraded the design with the help of one of his customers, who is an architect.

He has always paid his rent on time but thinks this is not good enough for the landlord who he believes wants a big chain coffee shop in the space.

The 51-year-old said he has been given the option of a short lease but said this comes with a clause that he could be evicted at any time.

Mr Yassine said: “I’m angry and disgusted and disappointed with the way I have been treated.

“What’s the difference between me and the big chains? I give better service.

“I know my customers by name and whatever they are drinking. I know how much sugar they take, everything.”

He added: “I think they have somebody lined up to take the shop. I have done what they have asked me to do.

“They have no concern for the customer service and the loyalty I give them.

“Whatever they have asked me I have done. They want to give the space to somebody else.

“If I’m kicked out I will be signing on. I won’t be able to get another place at a station.

“It’s heartbreaking after nine years and I get treated like this, it’s not nice.”

Croydon Guardian is in the process of obtaining a comment from Transport for London.

Mike Stubbs, director for London Overground, said Mr Yassine is not being forced out.

He said: “Small businesses are very important to us - we have more than 1,000 retail units on the TfL network with the majority occupied by independent and local traders.

"The current lease on the café at Norwood Junction is soon to expire.

"We are in continued discussions with the owners about improvements that can be made and we are keen to reach a mutually agreeable arrangement for the café and for customers using this station.”

A petition about Cafe Basmaccino can be found here.