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Address: Amersham Vale, New Cross, London SE14 6LD
Opened: October 1850
Station Code: NWX
Fare Zone: 2

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London Overground Line(s) Served:

East London Line

Service Pattern(s):

4 trains per hour to Dalston Junction

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Interchange(s)

Southern

OSI

New Cross Gate – 700 metres

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Station History

New Cross & Naval School station was opened by the South Eastern Railway in October 1850 to replace their original station located at North Kent Junction which opened on 30th July 1849. The station was renamed New Cross in 1854.

Although the East London Railway arrived in the area, serving the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway’s New Cross Station on 7th December 1869, it was not until 1st April 1880 that services running from Liverpool Street to Addiscombe provided by the company began to run through the SER station.

The East London Railway services were truncated to terminate here on 30th June 1911 before on 31st March 1913, the Metropolitan Railway (which had taken over the ELR) electrified the line and commenced services from here to Kensington Addison Road (Now Kensington Olympia).

With the passing of The Railways Act 1921, SER was amalgamated with the London, Brighton and South Coast, and other railways to form the Southern Railway on 1st January 1923. The new entity recognised the confusion between the two stations they owned in the area and renamed the former LB&SCR Station to New Cross Gate.

With the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933, the East London Railway services now operated by the Metropolitan Railway were taken over and became part of London Underground’s Metropolitan Line.

The Transport Act 1947 saw railways in Britain become nationalised, with the Southern Railway becoming British Railways Southern Region on 1st January 1948.

In the early 1970s, the original station buildings on New Cross Road were closed and demolished, with a replacement wooden structure being constructed and opened on Amersham Vale in 1975. Also at this time, both the up and down fast platforms were demolished and a new track layout was introduced.

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. The wooden station buildings were demolished and replaced by the current structure in 1985.

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.

East London Line services on the London Underground ceased on the 22nd December 2007 to allow the line to be converted for use by London Overground. These works to both the line and stations was completed in early 2010 with a preview service between here and Dalston Junction commencing on the 27th April.

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Address: New Cross Road, London SE14 6AR
Opened: 5th June 1839
Station Code: NXG
Fare Zone: 2

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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

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Interchange(s)

Southern

OSI

New Cross – 700 metres

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Station History

Thanks to the major boom in railway construction of the 1830s, the London and Croydon Railway constructed a line from West Croydon to London Bridge and opened a station named New Cross here on 1st June 1839.

Two years later in 1841, the London & Brighton Railway began using the line but did not serve the station. Following a series of financial difficulties, the London and Croydon merged with the London and Brighton to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in July 1846.

Following the merger, the new entity decided that the station at New Cross was not ideally located and therefore constructed a replacement approximately a quarter of a mile north to take advantage of the planned South Eastern Railway North Kent Line. However, the move was not well received locally and the LB&SCR rebuilt the original station and it reopened on 1st May 1849.

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway had grand expansion plans and embarked on a project to quadruple its running lines, which led to the station being rebuilt again in 1858.

In this form, the station buildings lasted approximately eleven years before, thanks to the arrival of the East London Railway in 1869, a new station was built adjacent to the LB&SCR one. This led to the LB&SCR station buildings being demolished and rebuilt to a larger footprint to accommodate the new services.

East London Railway services, which had to this point been operated by the LB&SCR were taken over by the District Railway between here and Shoreditch in 1884. On 1st September 1886, the East London Railway platforms were closed with all services diverted into the LB&SCR Station. The ELR platforms were demolished in 1900 and the area became used for stabling sidings.

The passing of The Railways Act 1921 saw the LB&SCR amalgamated with other companies to form the Southern Railway, which began operating on 1st January 1923. Under the new company, the station was renamed New Cross Gate on July 9th 1923. Also at this time, a program of electrification began, with the lines through New Cross going live in 1928, although steam services continued to operate until 1932.

With the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933, the East London Railway services now operated by the Metropolitan Railway were taken over and became part of London Underground’s Metropolitan Line.

The Transport Act 1947 being passed enabled the Nationalisation of the Big Four railway companies, with the Southern becoming British Railways Southern Region on 1st January 1948. The former East London Railway services continued to be run by London Transport.

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.

East London Line services on the London Underground ceased on the 22nd December 2007 to allow the line to be converted for use by London Overground. These works to both the line and stations was completed in early 2010 with a preview service between here and Dalston Junction commencing on the 27th April.

Services toward West Croydon and Crystal Palace were added on 23rd May and at this time, London Overground took over full management of the station.

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Address: Coulgate Street, Brockley, London SE4 2RW
Opened: 6th March 1871
Station Code: BCY
Fare Zone: 2

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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

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Interchange(s)

Southern

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Station History

Although a railway line was constructed through the area by the London and Croydon Railway in 1839, no station was provided here due to the lack of passenger traffic.

Indeed it was not until after the London & Croydon Railway merged with the London & Brighton Railway to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 27th July 1846 that any plans for a station were even entertained.

Under the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway a major scheme to extend and enhance its lines was commenced, and in 1853 the line through the area was quadrupled to allow an increase in the number of services operated.

At this time, the level of housebuilding in the area had also dramatically increased and this led to the LB&SCR constructing a station on the site, opening on 6th March 1871.

From the original planning stage, the station was only designed to serve local trains via platforms on the outer lines, with express services passing straight through the middle. A Stationmaster’s house and timber station building were erected on the Up direction platform.

No goods facilities were provided at the station, mainly due to New Cross yard being only a quarter of a mile away, although a signal box was constructed here.

The passing of the Railways Act 1921 saw the LB&SCR absorbed with other companies to form the Southern Railway on 1st January 1923, before the Transport Act 1947 saw Southern become British Railways Southern Region as a result of Nationalisation on 1st January 1948.

British Railways embarked on a program to replace the existing semaphore signalling system and on 8th October 1950 Brockley Signal Box was closed as colour light signals, controlled from other boxes were introduced.

Further change occurred in the early 1970s when the (now run down) station buildings were demolished and replaced by the current prefabricated concrete structures.

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.

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

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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

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Interchange(s)

Southern

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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.

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Address: Devonshire Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3HB
Opened: 5th June 1839
Station Code: FOH
Fare Zone: 3

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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

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Interchange(s)

Southern

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Station History

Dartmouth Arms station was opened by the London & Croydon Railway on their route from London Bridge to West Croydon via New Cross Gate on 5th June 1839. In 1844 the station was chosen as the terminus for Phase 1 of an experimental atmospheric railway, with a pumping station being constructed on the site.

Early 1845 saw the station renamed to Forest Hill for Lordship Lane before, due to both companies entering financial difficulties, the decision was taken to merge the London and Croydon Railway with the London and Brighton Railway to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in July 1846.

The new entity abandoned the experimental atmospheric railway the following year.

The decision by the LB&SCR to quadruple their running lines saw the station’s Down platform relocated in 1851. This was followed by the extension of the island platform in 1864.

Increases in the number of passengers using the station, along with the LB&SCR increasing the amount of trains on the line saw the construction of a new station on the site begin in early 1882.

The works included the reconstruction of the outer platforms and the inner island platform to accommodate both slow and fast services. The works were completed, and the station reopened in March 1883.

In 1876, a new operator began to serve the station when the East London Railway began to run services from Liverpool Street, via the Thames Tunnel terminating at East Croydon. This service ran until 1913 when it was ceased.

Grouping of the Railways in 1921 saw the LB&SCR merged with other companies to become part of Southern Railways on 1st January 1923.

During World War II the station buildings on the Devonshire Road side received a direct hit from a flying bomb in 1944. The remaining buildings were patched up but the majority were left unused.

Nationalisation of the Railways saw the Southern become part of British Railways Southern Region on 1st January 1948. Under the new ownership, nothing changed at the station until the early 1960s when the island platform was taken out of use and demolished.

This was followed in late 1971 by the demolition of the bomb-damaged buildings, being replaced by the current prefabricated concrete building in 1972. At this time, the ticket hall on the Perry Vale side was also demolished and replaced with a smaller structure.

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. At this time, a pedestrian footbridge, with stairs and lifts on either side was constructed.

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