Brockley railway station

Brockley railway station serves the south-east London district of Brockley and is on the main railway line between London Bridge and Brighton. It is 3 miles 56 chains (5.95 km) down the line from London Bridge.

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
2015–16	4.231 million[2]
2016–17	4.451 million[2]
2017–18	4.289 million[2]
2018–19	4.429 million[2]
2019–20	4.269 million[2]
Key dates
6 March 1871	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4645°N 0.0369°W
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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 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 that opened on 23 May 2010 and forms part of the London Overground network. Ticket barriers were installed at this time.

Services

East London Line
London Overground
Highbury & Islington Canonbury Dalston Junction Haggerston Kingsland Viaduct Hoxton Shoreditch High Street Whitechapel Shadwell ( 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 ( Clapham North) 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[4]	London Overground	East London
	4	Dalston Junction		London Overground	East London
	4	London Bridge	All stations[5]	Southern	Metro
2	4	Crystal Palace	All Stations[4]	London Overground	East London
	4	West Croydon	All stations[4]	London Overground	East London
	2	London Victoria (Mon-Sat)	All stations via Clapham Junction[5]	Southern	Metro
	2	Caterham (Mon-Sat)	All stations via East Croydon[5]	Southern	Metro
	2	West Croydon (Peaks & Sun only)	All stations to Sydenham then fast to Norwood Junction[5]	Southern	Metro
	2	Tattenham Corner (Sun only)	All stations via East Croydon[5]	Southern	Metro

Connections

London Buses routes 171, 172, 484 and night route N171 serve the station.[6]

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. London Borough of Lewisham, "Transport Strategy and Local Implementation Plan (LIP)", March 2019
4. "East & Inner South London Line timetable" (PDF). Transport for London. 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
5. "Southern timetables". Southern. 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
6. "Brockley Station". TfL. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

External links

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