Sydenham railway station (London)

Coordinates: 51°25′31″N 0°03′16″W / 51.4254°N 0.0544°W / 51.4254; -0.0544
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For other stations called Sydenham, see Sydenham railway station (disambiguation).

Sydenham
East London Line started[3]
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Coordinates51°25′31″N 0°03′16″W / 51.4254°N 0.0544°W / 51.4254; -0.0544
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Sydenham is a railway station in

Travelcard Zone 3 and is served by London Overground and Southern. The station is 6 miles 32 chains (6.40 miles, 10.30 km) down the line from London Bridge
.

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Brighton Main Line between South Croydon and Selhurst / Forest Hill, as well as surrounding lines

The Croydon Canal opened in 1809 linking the

Act of Parliament. The alignment was purchased by the London and Croydon Railway, who drained the canal and re-opened as a railway on the 5 June 1839. In 1844, L&CR was given authority to test the first atmospheric railway equipment between Dartmouth Arms (now Forest Hill) and West Croydon.[4] In 1846, the railway became part of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and in the following year, the system was abandoned. The station was originally built south of Sydenham Road (A212) however, due to the construction of the branch to Crystal Palace in 1852, platform 2 was resited to its current position.[5] Platform 1 and its station building remained south of the road bridge, until 1982 when British Rail decided to construct a replacement platform 90 meters north, parallel to Peak Hill Gardens due to the retaining wall beginning to collapse.[6]

The

East London Line
extension.

Sydenham was the first station to serve the area, however, there are, or have been, five other stations in the Sydenham:

Station layout

Like all intermediate stations between New Cross Gate and Norwood Junction, Sydenham has two platforms, facing two (up and down slow) of the four tracks with the two fast tracks run between the two slow lines. There are three entrances – the ticket office on platform 2 from Sydenham Station Approach, an entrance on platform 1 from Peak Hill Gardens and a gate on platform 2. A small cafe is in the main station building.[citation needed]

Services

Services at Sydenham are operated by Southern and London Overground using Class 377 and 378 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7][8]

The station is also served by a single early morning and late evening service to East Croydon via Norwood Junction, with the early morning service continuing to Tattenham Corner and Caterham.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Crystal Palace Line
Southern
Limited Service
Preceding station London Overground Following station
Forest Hill
towards Highbury & Islington
 East London line Crystal Palace
Terminus
Penge West
towards West Croydon

Connections

194
run close by.

References

  1. ^ "London Overground system map" (PDF). Transport for London. May 2018.
  2. ^
    Office of Rail Regulation
    . Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ "News: Sydenham Rail Users Meeting". Sydenham Town. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009.
  4. ISBN 0-7134-0275-X
    .
  5. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8
    .
  6. ^ "Sydenham Station one of best preserved on line". Sydenham Society. 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  7. ^ Table 171, 177, 178 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  8. ^ "London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon" (PDF). London Overground. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

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