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
2016–17	4.451 million[2]
2017–18	4.289 million[2]
2018–19	4.429 million[2]
2019–20	4.269 million[2]
2020–21	1.189 million[2]
Key dates
6 March 1871	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°27′52″N 0°02′13″W / 51.4645°N 0.0369°W / 51.4645; -0.0369Coordinates: 51°27′52″N 0°02′13″W / 51.4645°N 0.0369°W / 51.4645; -0.0369
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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.

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

Services[]

v t East London Line
Legend
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:

Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
New Cross Gate towards Highbury & Islington		East London Line		Honor Oak Park towards Crystal Palace or West Croydon
	National Rail
New Cross Gate		Southern Caterham Line		Honor Oak Park

Connections[]

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

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brockley railway station.

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