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National rail station in London, England

Brockley London Overground National Rail
Brockley is located in Greater LondonBrockleyBrockleyLocation of Brockley in Greater London
LocationBrockley
Local authorityLewisham
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)BCY
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2 (facing 4 tracks)
AccessibleYes
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 4.269 million
2020–21Decrease 1.189 million
2021–22Increase 2.662 million
2022–23Increase 3.331 million
2023–24Increase 3.670 million
Key dates
6 March 1871Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°27′52″N 0°02′13″W / 51.4645°N 0.0369°W / 51.4645; -0.0369
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Brockley station's platforms covered in snow after a stormy night, December 2022
The station after a night of heavy snowfall, facing southbound from platform 2.

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

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.

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

Windrush Line
Legend
London Overground
Highbury & Islington Victoria Line London Overground National Rail
Canonbury London Overground
Dalston Junction
Haggerston
Kingsland Viaduct Hoxton
Shoreditch High Street
Whitechapel District Line Hammersmith & City Line Elizabeth line
Shadwell (Docklands Light Railway Shadwell)
Wapping
Thames Tunnel
under River Thames
Rotherhithe
Canada Water Jubilee Line
Surrey Quays
National Rail Queens Road Peckham New Cross National Rail
National Rail Peckham Rye New Cross Gate National Rail
National Rail Denmark Hill Brockley
Clapham High Street
(Northern Line Clapham North)
Honor Oak Park
Wandsworth Road Forest Hill
National Rail Battersea Park (limited) Sydenham National Rail
National Rail London Overground Clapham Junction
National Rail Crystal Palace Penge West
Anerley
Norwood Junction National Rail
West Croydon Tramlink National Rail

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:

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 National Rail Following station
New Cross GateSouthernBrighton Main LineStopping ServicesHonor Oak Park
Preceding station London Overground Following station
New Cross Gatetowards Highbury & Islington Windrush lineEast London line Honor Oak Parktowards Crystal Palace or West Croydon

Connections

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

References

  1. "National Rail Enquiries – Station facilities for Brockley".
  2. ^ "Estimates of station usage". 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. Table 171, 177, 178 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  5. "London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon" (PDF). London Overground. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. "Brockley Station". TfL. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

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