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Surrey Quays
Surrey QuaysLocation of Surrey Quays in Greater London
Location	Surrey Quays
Local authority	London Borough of Southwark
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Transport for London
Station code(s)	SQE
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	4.693 million
– interchange	0.581 million
2020–21	1.494 million
– interchange	0.136 million
2021–22	3.425 million
– interchange	0.318 million
2022–23	4.349 million
– interchange	0.517 million
2023–24	4.985 million
– interchange	1.167 million
Key dates
7 December 1869	Opened (Deptford Road)
17 July 1911	Renamed Surrey Docks
24 October 1989	Renamed Surrey Quays
1995	Line and station closed
1998	Line and station reopened
22 December 2007	Line and station closed
27 April 2010	Line and station reopened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°29′37″N 0°02′50″W / 51.49358°N 0.04717°W / 51.49358; -0.04717
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Surrey Quays is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in Rotherhithe in the London Borough of Southwark. Situated in Travelcard Zone 2, the next station to the north is Canada Water; to the south, the line splits into branches to Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace, New Cross and West Croydon. Closed in late 2007 as a London Underground station, it was refurbished and reopened as part of the London Overground network on 27 April 2010.

History

The station was built by the East London Railway Company and opened on 7 December 1869; it was originally known as Deptford Road. On 17 July 1911 it was renamed Surrey Docks in reference to the nearby Surrey Commercial Docks (which closed in the 1960s), and further renamed Surrey Quays on 24 October 1989, following the construction of the nearby Surrey Quays Shopping Centre. This was a somewhat controversial move, for some of the local community felt that their heritage was being eroded. However, the name stuck, and the Surrey Docks part of Rotherhithe is now often referred to as Surrey Quays.

In the 1950s and 1960s, London Underground planned a new line connecting north-west and south-east London. Approval for the first stage of the Fleet line (renamed the Jubilee line in 1975) to Charing Cross was granted in 1969, with second and third stages approved in 1971 and 1972. The station was planned to be part of phase 3 running to Lewisham. New tunnels to and from the City of London would have come to the surface north of the station. East London line trains would have terminated at Surrey Docks with London Underground services to New Cross and New Cross Gate being taken over by the new line. Phases 2 and 3 were not carried out due to a lack of funds. Eventually, due to changing land usage and the growth of Canary Wharf, the Jubilee line was extended via Canada Water instead.

For much of its history, the station's importance lay in its proximity to the Surrey Commercial Docks; it was at the south end of Canada Dock (now Canada Water) and a few hundred yards from the principal entrance to the docks. Its usage fell considerably after the docks closed, but revived following the redevelopment of the London Docklands in the 1980s and 1990s.

The service was closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the East London line's Thames Tunnel. The East London line closed permanently as an Underground line on 22 December 2007. It reopened for preview services on 27 April 2010 to New Cross and New Cross Gate and 23 May 2010 for full service to New Cross, West Croydon and Crystal Palace, becoming part of the London Overground system. On 9 December 2012, Phase 2 of East London line extension opened to the public, and was launched the next day by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. It provides services to Clapham Junction via Peckham Rye, thus completing the London Overground Orbital link.

As of February 2021, Transport for London is planning to upgrade the station with a new entrance and ticket hall, improving capacity and introducing step-free access. On 2 February 2023, TfL awarded the contract to start construction, with works due to start in the summer.

Services

All times below are correct as of the December 2015 timetables.

London Overground

Surrey Quays is located on the Windrush line of the London Overground. On Mondays to Saturdays there is a service every 5–10 minutes throughout the day, while on Sundays before 13:00 there is a service every 5–9 minutes, changing to every 7–8 minutes until the end of service after that. Current off peak frequency is:

• 16 tph to Dalston Junction of which 8 continue to Highbury & Islington
• 4 tph to Crystal Palace
• 4 tph to West Croydon
• 4 tph to New Cross
• 4 tph to Clapham Junction

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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 Battersea Park (limited) Sydenham Clapham Junction Crystal Palace Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction West Croydon

Connections

London Buses routes 1, 47, 188, 199, 225, 381 and night routes N199 and N381 serve the station.

References

1. ^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. ^ "East London Line officially opened by Boris Johnson". BBC News. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
3. "London Overground Signs Standard – Issue 3" (PDF). Transport for London. 3 August 2009. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
4. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 78, 224. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
5. Horne, Mike (2000). The Jubilee Line. Capital Transport. pp. 28–34. ISBN 1-85414-220-8.
6. ^ Horne, Mike (2000). The Jubilee Line. Capital Transport. p. 36. ISBN 1-85414-220-8.
7. Martin Hoscik (10 December 2012). "Boris opens new London Overground link". Mayorwatch.co.uk. MayorWatch. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
8. "Surrey Quays station upgrade". Transport for London. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
9. Table 178 National Rail timetable, May 2016
10. "Buses from Canada Water and Surrey Quays" (PDF). TfL. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

Preceding station	London Overground			Following station
Canada Watertowards Dalston Junction or Highbury & Islington		Windrush lineEast London line		New CrossTerminus
				New Cross Gatetowards Crystal Palace or West Croydon
				Queens Road Peckhamtowards Clapham Junction or Battersea Park
Former services
Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Rotherhithetowards Hammersmith		Metropolitan line(1884–1906) (1913–1939)		New CrossTerminus
		Metropolitan line(1913–1939)		New Cross GateTerminus
Rotherhithetowards Richmond, Wimbledon, Ealing Broadway or South Harrow		District line(1884–1905)
Rotherhithetowards Whitechapel or Shoreditch		East London line(1913–1999)		New CrossTerminus
				New Cross GateTerminus
Canada Watertowards Whitechapel or Shoreditch		East London line(1999–2006)		New CrossTerminus
				New Cross GateTerminus
Abandoned plans
Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Fenchurch Streettowards Stanmore		Jubilee linePhase 3 (never constructed)		New Cross GateTerminus
				New Crosstowards Lewisham

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Windrush line Highbury & Islington Canonbury Dalston Junction Haggerston Hoxton Shoreditch High Street Whitechapel Shadwell Wapping Rotherhithe Canada Water Surrey Quays New Cross Queens Road Peckham Peckham Rye Denmark Hill Clapham High Street (from Clapham North) Wandsworth Road Battersea Park Clapham Junction New Cross Gate Brockley Honor Oak Park Forest Hill Sydenham Crystal Palace Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction West Croydon Stations in italics have a limited service.
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Abandoned plans	Bakerloo Extension to Camberwell Central Denham Emlyn Road Harefield Road Heathfield Terrace Paddenswick Road Rylett Road The Grove District Cannon Hill Cheam Collingwood Road Elm Farm Elm Grove Merton Park Morden Sutton Sutton Common Jubilee Aldwych Ludgate Circus Cannon Street Fenchurch Street Surrey Docks New Cross Gate New Cross Lewisham St Katharine Docks Wapping Surrey Docks North Millwall North Greenwich Custom House Silvertown Woolwich Arsenal Beckton Metropolitan Cassiobridge Clerkenwell Finchley Road Hampstead Watford Central Watford High Street Watford Junction Watford Vicarage Road Northern Alexandra Palace Brockley Hill Bushey Heath Cranley Gardens Crouch End Elstree South Highgate Mill Hill (The Hale) Muswell Hill North End Stroud Green Piccadilly Aldwych branch extension to Waterloo Victoria Walthamstow Wood Street Great Northern & City Lothbury Great Northern & Strand Harringay Hornsey Wood Green Other Charing Cross & Waterloo Electric Railway City & Brixton Railway London Central Railway Edgware Road Tube schemes Waterloo & Whitehall Railway
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