Honor Oak Park Station (HPA)

Address: Honor Oak Park, London SE23 1DY
Opened: 1st April 1886
Station Code: HPA
Fare Zone: 3

London Overground Line(s) Served:

East London Line

Service Pattern(s):

8 trains per hour to Highbury & Islington
4 trains per hour to Crystal Palace
4 trains per hour to West Croydon

Interchange(s)

Southern

Station History

Although the railway line through the area was constructed and opened in 1839 by the London and Croydon Railway, it was not until the company merged with the London & Brighton Railway to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in July 1846 that the new entity considered providing facilities here.

At this time, there was little to no reason to provide a station as the area was sparsely populated, however, this was to change as, in early 1886 local housebuilders approached the company to provide a station and even contributed £1,000 to the cost.

The LB&SCR agreed to the request and construction began almost immediately, with the new station opening for traffic on 1st April 1886. The design of the station took into account the cutting the line runs through, with platforms on the outer lines linked via a footbridge to the station building.

With the passing of the Railways Act 1921, the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway was amalgamated with other companies to form the Southern Railway, commencing operation on 1st January 1923.

Nationalisation of the railways as a result of the Transport Act 1947 saw the Southern Railway become British Railways Southern Region on 1st January 1948.

1982 saw the Southern Region of British Railways sectorised, becoming the London & South Eastern sector, and later renamed to Network Southeast on 10 June 1986.

Privatisation of the Railways following the Railways Act 1993 saw the station and its lines franchised to Connex, who operated them under their South Central subsidiary. A further management change occurred on 26th August 2001, when the new franchisee of the line Govia bought out the remaining two years of the Connex agreement to assume services early.

The final management change thus far happened on 27th April 2010 when London Overground assumed operation of the new East London Line, although services did not commence until the 23rd May.