Brockley railway station

Brockley
Brockley Location of Brockley in Greater London
Location	Brockley
Local authority	Lewisham
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	BCY
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes [1]
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09	1.978 million[2]
2009–10	2.000 million[2]
2010–11	2.727 million[2]
2011–12	3.292 million[2]
2012–13	3.622 million[2]
2013–14	3.731 million[2]
Key dates
6 March 1871	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°27′52″N 0°02′13″W / 51.4645°N 0.0369°W

Brockley railway station is on the main railway line between London Bridge and Brighton.

The station is operated by London Overground, with London Overground and Southern trains serving the station. Thameslink and some Southern services pass through the station. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.

History

The line was part of the London and Croydon Railway which opened in 1839. The station was opened on 6 March 1871, although today's buildings are of a modern 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 Caterham 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. 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 but is currently low on TfL's priorities.

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 that opened on 23 May 2010 and forms part of the London Overground network. Ticket barriers were installed at this time.

Services

London Overground East London Line
Legend
Highbury & Islington    Canonbury Dalston Junction Kingsland Viaduct ▼ Haggerston Hoxton Kingsland Viaduct ▲ Shoreditch High Street Whitechapel Shadwell Wapping Thames Tunnel under River Thames Rotherhithe Canada Water Surrey Quays Queens Road Peckham New Cross Peckham Rye New Cross Gate Denmark Hill Brockley Clapham High Street Honor Oak Park Wandsworth Road Forest Hill Clapham Junction Sydenham Crystal Palace Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction West Croydon

Brockley is served by 8 trains in each direction off peak, with additional Southern services at peak hours. Southern operates 4-8 car trains throughout the day, with 10 carriage trains at peak hours.

Off Peak frequencies are:

Platform	Frequency (per hour)	Destination	Service Pattern	Operator	Line
1	4	Highbury & Islington	All stations via Shoreditch High Street[3]	London Overground	East London
	4	Dalston Junction		London Overground	East London
	4	London Bridge	All stations[4]	Southern	Metro
2	4	Crystal Palace	All Stations[3]	London Overground	East London
	4	West Croydon	All stations[3]	London Overground	East London
	2	London Victoria (Mon-Sat)	All stations via Clapham Junction[4]	Southern	Metro
	2	Caterham (Mon-Sat)	All stations via East Croydon[4]	Southern	Metro
	2	West Croydon (Peaks & Sun only)	All stations to Sydenham then fast to Norwood Junction[4]	Southern	Metro
	2	Tattenham Corner (Sun only)	All stations via East Croydon[4]	Southern	Metro

Connections

London Buses routes 171, 172 and 484 and night route N171 serve the station.

References

1. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/bcy/details.html
2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. "East & Inner South London Line timetable" (PDF). Transport for London. 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
4. "Southern timetables". Southern. 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

External links

• Train times and station information for Brockley railway station from National Rail