Clapham High Street railway station

Clapham High Street
Clapham High Street Location of Clapham High Street in Greater London
Location	Clapham
Local authority	London Borough of Lambeth
Managed by	London Overground
Station code	CLP
DfT category	F1
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
OSI	Clapham North [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2006–07	0.200 million[2]
2007–08	0.242 million[2]
2008–09	0.224 million[2]
2009–10	0.238 million[2]
2010–11	0.288 million[2]
2011–12	0.316 million[2]
2012–13	0.461 million[2]
2013–14	1.089 million[2]
2014–15	1.222 million[2]
Railway companies
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Key dates
25 August 1862	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′57″N 0°07′58″W / 51.4658°N 0.1328°W

Clapham High Street railway station is on the South London Line. Services on the line are operated by London Overgrounds's service from Clapham Junction to Highbury & Islington. Southeastern also operates a daily service between London Victoria and Bromley South.

It is close to Clapham North underground station and interchange is counted as an Out of Station Interchange on Oyster, so journeys involving a change between the two are charged as through journeys and not two separate journeys.^[3]

History

This station was opened on 25 August 1862 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) as Clapham, renamed Clapham & North Stockwell from May 1863. The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) route (current Atlantic Line, often referred to by its old name of South London Line) was authorized by an 1863 Act of Parliament and parallels the original 1862 LCDR route eastwards between Wandsworth Road and Brixton and beyond. Until the 1923 grouping all lines through this station were owned by the LCDR, with two leased to the LBSCR for their sole use.

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Clapham High Street

The original 'south' 1862 line was leased to the LBSCR in 1867 and the LCDR used the new 'north' 1867 lines.

Hence the existing platforms, together with the Grade 2 listed 1862 station building, form the original station. These platforms were used by the LCDR from 1862 to 1867, and the LBSCR until the 1923 grouping.^[4][5]

The 1867 LCDR platforms were closed in April 1916 and subsequently demolished.^[6] The eastbound platform's station building was destroyed by a bomb in 1944.^[6]

The LCDR 1866 station building (on the north side) was partially demolished in 1924 after the 1916 closure, finally being demolished in the late 1970s. In British Rail days, access to the platforms was via a subway on the north side.^[7]

The original south 1862 building was sold, being initially used as a furniture warehouse before being redeveloped in 2003 as residential accommodation. It is now Grade 2 listed. The platform had a full-length canopy that was demolished in the late 1970s.^[6]

This Grade 2 listed 1862 building is the original station of 1862, not 1867, as wrongly quoted in several publications.

The line between London Victoria and London Bridge was electrified at 6600 V AC on the overhead system on 1 December 1909. It was re-electrified in 1928 using third rail 660 V DC and the overhead was dismantled.

In the 1950s it was renamed Clapham before receiving its current name in 1989 to avoid confusion with Clapham Junction.^[6]

The station in 1984 with fencing being erected between the platform and former station building

In 2012 Southern refurbished the eastbound platform, erecting a new fence and repaving the surface. In late 2012, London Overground erected new waiting shelters and station name signs.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Wandsworth Road		British Rail Southern Region South London Line		East Brixton

Services

Typical off-peak and peak service is four trains per hour in each direction. Since 9 December 2012, Southeastern operates a limited service from London Victoria.

Until 8 December 2012 Clapham High Street was served by a twice-hourly Southern service between London Victoria and London Bridge,

From 9 December 2012, London Overground services began operating between Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays, completing the orbital route around London. As a result, all Southern services were withdrawn and replaced with London Overground services, with four trains calling per hour.^[8]

Until December 2012 Southern also ran a service from Kensington (Olympia) to Clapham High Street but this has now been cut back to Wandsworth Road from Kensington Olympia.

From 9 December 2013 there has been a late night shuttle Overground service from Battersea Park to Clapham High Street. This service was requested by local Clapham Transport Users Group as a way of improving Battersea/Clapham connections.

Connections

London Buses routes 50, 88, 155, 322, 345 and P5 and night route N155 serve the station.

References

1. "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLS). Transport for London. May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. "Out of Station Interchange (OSI)". Oyster and National Rail (independent guide). 26 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
4. London Railway Record July 2012
5. The London Brighton and South Coast Railway Vol 2 JT Howard Turner
6. Clapham High Street Transport Urban Design
7. London Railway Record July 2012 Page 103
8. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/london-overground-extension-to-clapham-junction-faq.pdf TfL London Overground Extension to Clapham Junction

External links

• Train times and station information for Clapham High Street railway station from National Rail
• Department for Transport letter regarding the withdrawal of Victoria services