Brockley railway station
Brockley | |
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Location | Brockley |
Local authority | Lewisham |
Managed by | London Overground |
Owner | Network Rail |
Station code(s) | BCY |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 2 (facing 4 tracks) |
Accessible | Yes[1] |
Fare zone | 2 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2019–20 | 4.269 million[2] |
2020–21 | 1.189 million[2] |
2021–22 | 2.662 million[2] |
2022–23 | 3.331 million[2] |
2023–24 | 3.670 million[2] |
Key dates | |
6 March 1871 | Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°27′52″N 0°02′13″W / 51.4645°N 0.0369°W |
London transport portal |
Brockley is an interchange station between the Windrush line of the London Overground and National Rail services operated by Southern, located in Brockley in south-east London. It is on the main railway line between London Bridge and Brighton, 3 miles 56 chains (3.70 miles, 5.95 km) down the line from London Bridge. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.
History
[edit]The line was part of the London and Croydon Railway which opened in 1839. The station was opened on 6 March 1871. The station was demolished in the 1970s. Today's buildings are largely early 1970s design. The platforms are only located on the outer, Slow lines, since the station is only served by London Overground trains between Highbury and Islington and West Croydon or Crystal Palace, local trains between London Bridge and Coulsdon Town and by the London Bridge to London Victoria loop line via Crystal Palace, plus some London Bridge to Guildford and Dorking in peak times.
At the London end the line is crossed by the Nunhead to Lewisham line. At this location adjacent to Brockley station was sited Brockley Lane station which closed in 1917 with the original London, Chatham and Dover Railway branch to Greenwich Park. The connection of that line to Lewisham is a later development. The possibility of opening platforms on this line with direct access to Victoria Station and the Bexleyheath Line to Dartford has often been suggested, and a proposal to create a new Brockley Interchange station is included in the London Borough of Lewisham's 2019-2041 transport strategy, though with no funding as yet identified for the project.[3]
Crofton Park, on the Blackfriars to Sevenoaks line, and which also runs from Nunhead, is a mile to the south. Neither of these other lines has a physical connection with Brockley station, despite the trains running over the station. The next station to the north is New Cross Gate, and the next station to the south is Honor Oak Park.
Brockley forms part of the new southbound extension of the East London line (now the Windrush line) that opened on 23 May 2010 and forms part of the London Overground network. Ticket barriers were installed at this time.
Services
[edit]Brockley is on the Windrush line of the London Overground, with services operated using Class 378 EMUs. Additional services are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4][5]
- 2 tph to London Bridge
- 8 tph to Highbury & Islington via Surrey Quays (Windrush line)
- 2 tph to London Victoria via Streatham Hill
- 4 tph to Crystal Palace (Windrush line)
- 4 tph to West Croydon (Windrush line)
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 | Following station | ||
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Southern Stopping Services | ||||
Preceding station | London Overground | Following station | ||
New Cross Gate towards Highbury & Islington
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Windrush line | Honor Oak Park towards Crystal Palace or West Croydon
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Connections
[edit]London Buses routes 171, 172, 484 and night route N171 serve the station.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Rail Enquiries – Station facilities for Brockley".
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ London Borough of Lewisham, "Transport Strategy and Local Implementation Plan (LIP)", March 2019
- ^ Table 171, 177, 178 National Rail timetable, May 2022
- ^ "London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon" (PDF). London Overground. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Brockley Station". TfL. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Brockley railway station from National Rail
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 2
- DfT Category D stations
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Lewisham
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1871
- Railway stations served by London Overground
- Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
- Windrush line stations