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'''Lewisham''' is an [[interchange station]] in [[Lewisham]], south-east [[London]]. It provides [[Docklands Light Railway | '''Lewisham''' is an [[interchange station]] in the area of [[Lewisham]], south-east [[London]], England. It provides [[Docklands Light Railway]] (DLR) and [[National Rail]] services. On the National Rail network, it lies {{convert|7|mi|61|chain|km|lk=in}} from {{stn|London Victoria}} and is operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]].<ref name=se>Southeastern -[http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/stations.php?crs=LEW Station facilities: Lewisham] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20070709171647/http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/stations.php?crs=LEW |date=9 July 2007}}</ref> | ||
On the National Rail network, it | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
===Opening and early years (1849–1922)=== | ===Opening and early years (1849–1922)=== | ||
The North Kent line opened on 30 July 1849 by the [[South Eastern Railway, UK|South Eastern Railway]] linking Strood with the [[London and Greenwich Railway]] route to London Bridge. The original station was located east of the Lewisham Road overbridge with access off Lewisham Road. | The North Kent line opened on 30 July 1849 by the [[South Eastern Railway, UK|South Eastern Railway]] linking Strood with the [[London and Greenwich Railway]] route to London Bridge. The original station was located east of the Lewisham Road overbridge, with access off Lewisham Road. | ||
With the opening of the [[Mid-Kent line]] on 1 January 1857 a new station was built to the west so both lines could be served.<ref>{{cite book|author=Jackson, Alan A |title=London's Local Railways |edition=2nd|year=1999|publisher=Capital Transport Publishing|location=Harrow Weald|page=47}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beckenhamhistory.co.uk/component/search/?searchphrase=all&searchword=railwaysinbeckenham|title=Search|website=beckenhamhistory.co.uk}}</ref> For a period Old Lewisham | With the opening of the [[Mid-Kent line]] on 1 January 1857, a new station was built to the west so both lines could be served.<ref>{{cite book|author=Jackson, Alan A |title=London's Local Railways |edition=2nd|year=1999|publisher=Capital Transport Publishing|location=Harrow Weald|page=47}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.beckenhamhistory.co.uk/component/search/?searchphrase=all&searchword=railwaysinbeckenham|title=Search|website=beckenhamhistory.co.uk}}</ref> For a period, Old Lewisham station was also kept open.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_Lewisham1857.pdf/documents/BoT_Lewisham1857.pdf |title=BoT Lewisham |publisher=railwaysarchive.co.uk |access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref> | ||
In 1898, the South Eastern Railway and the London Chatham and Dover Railway agreed to work as one railway company under the name of the [[South Eastern and Chatham Railway]]. | |||
In 1898 the South Eastern Railway and the London Chatham and Dover Railway agreed to work as one railway company under the name of the [[South Eastern and Chatham Railway]]. | |||
=== Southern Railway (1923–1947)=== | === Southern Railway (1923–1947)=== | ||
| Line 111: | Line 83: | ||
The [[North Kent Line]] was [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrified]] with the (750 V DC third rail) system. Electrification was initially to Dartford (6 June 1926) and was extended to [[Gillingham, Medway|Gillingham]] by the Second World War. | The [[North Kent Line]] was [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrified]] with the (750 V DC third rail) system. Electrification was initially to Dartford (6 June 1926) and was extended to [[Gillingham, Medway|Gillingham]] by the Second World War. | ||
In 1929 large-scale remodelling of the junction was undertaken to enable cross-London freight traffic to be routed via [[Nunhead railway station|Nunhead]] and [[Loughborough Junction railway station|Loughborough Junction]]. The new route utilised part of the former [[Greenwich Park branch]] | In 1929, large-scale remodelling of the junction was undertaken to enable cross-London freight traffic to be routed via [[Nunhead railway station|Nunhead]] and [[Loughborough Junction railway station|Loughborough Junction]]. The new route utilised part of the former [[Greenwich Park branch]], which had closed in 1917, and included an [[overpass]]. | ||
The loop between Lewisham and the main line towards Hither Green, which had opened in 1929, was electrified on 16 July 1933, allowing Sidcup and Orpington local electric services to call.<ref name=Jackson17>{{cite book|author=Jackson, Alan A |title=London's Local Railways |edition=2nd|year=1999|publisher=Capital Transport Publishing|location=Harrow Weald, UK|page=17}}</ref> | The loop between Lewisham and the main line towards Hither Green, which had opened in 1929, was electrified on 16 July 1933, allowing Sidcup and Orpington local electric services to call.<ref name=Jackson17>{{cite book|author=Jackson, Alan A |title=London's Local Railways |edition=2nd|year=1999|publisher=Capital Transport Publishing|location=Harrow Weald, UK|page=17}}</ref> | ||
The Nunhead line was electrified in summer 1935 and opened to electric traffic on 30 September 1935, with services from Bexleyheath and Sidcup to [[Blackfriars railway station|St Paul's]] (later renamed Blackfriars). This service was cancelled during the Second World War as an economy measure, and recommenced on 12 August 1946.<ref name=Jackson17/> | The Nunhead line was electrified in summer 1935 and opened to electric traffic on 30 September 1935, with services from Bexleyheath and Sidcup to [[Blackfriars railway station|St Paul's]] (later renamed ''Blackfriars''). This service was cancelled during the [[Second World War]] as an economy measure, and recommenced on 12 August 1946.<ref name=Jackson17/> | ||
===British Railways (1948–1994)=== | ===British Railways (1948–1994)=== | ||
[[File:Platform 1, Lewisham station - geograph.org.uk - 229248.jpg|thumb|Platform 1 at Lewisham station]] | |||
After the Second World War and following nationalisation on 1 January 1948, the station fell under the auspices of [[British Rail]]ways' Southern Region. | |||
As part of the London Bridge | As part of the London Bridge resignalling, a new loop line was opened with a reversible track down to the west (fast line) side of St Johns, which opened up on 1 April 1976. | ||
Upon sectorisation in 1982, | Upon sectorisation in 1982, London & South East operated commuter services in the area; it was renamed [[Network SouthEast]] in 1986.<ref name="Thomas">{{cite Q|Q112224535 |author-link=David St John Thomas|first=David St John|last=Thomas |author2=Whitehouse, Patrick}}</ref> | ||
===Franchise (1994–present day)=== | ===Franchise (1994–present day)=== | ||
[[File:Piano in Lewisham station.jpg|thumb|piano | [[File:Piano in Lewisham station.jpg|thumb|The piano on the station concourse]] | ||
Following privatisation of British Rail on 1 April 1994, the infrastructure became the responsibility of [[Railtrack]]; operation of passenger services passed to [[Connex South Eastern]] on 13 October 1996. | |||
On 22 November 1999, Deputy Prime Minister [[John Prescott]] opened the 4·2 km Lewisham extension of the Docklands Light Railway, with trains running through to Bank.<ref>{{cite web|title=On 22 November Britain's Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott opened the 4·2 km Lewisham extension of London's Docklands Light Railway|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/private-finance-brings-the-dlr-to-lewisham.html|work=Railway Gazette|access-date=27 March 2016}}</ref> | |||
On 30 November 2005, the [[Department for Transport]] awarded [[Govia]] the Integrated Kent franchise. The services operated by South Eastern Trains transferred to [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] on 1 April 2006. | On 30 November 2005, the [[Department for Transport]] awarded [[Govia]] the Integrated Kent franchise. The services operated by South Eastern Trains transferred to [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] on 1 April 2006. | ||
| Line 142: | Line 111: | ||
There was formerly a bus terminus within the station, but this was relocated to Thurston Road as part of the [[Lewisham#Regeneration|Lewisham Gateway]] project. | There was formerly a bus terminus within the station, but this was relocated to Thurston Road as part of the [[Lewisham#Regeneration|Lewisham Gateway]] project. | ||
== | ===Accidents and incidents=== | ||
*On 4 December 1957, the [[Lewisham rail crash]] occurred to the west of the station, in which there were 90 fatalities. A plaque at the station commemorates this incident. | * 0n 28 June 1857, eleven passengers were killed in the [[1857 Lewisham rail crash]], when a train ran into the back of a stationary train. | ||
*In the early morning hours of 24 January 2017, a [[GB Railfreight]] train travelling from Grain to Neasden [[Derailment|derailed]] at Lewisham. Although no railway workers or passengers were injured in the derailment, it caused widespread disruption across the Southeastern system, with numerous delays and cancellations for the day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/24/freight-train-derailment-south-east-london-causes-commuter-misery/ |title=Southeastern passengers face major delays after freight train derailment near Lewisham station |date=24 January 2017 |website=The Telegraph |location=London |author=Telegraph reporters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIbbfWMZnVY |title=Lewisham Derailment – 24 January, 2017 |author=Network Rail |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> | * On 4 December 1957, the [[Lewisham rail crash]] occurred to the west of the station, in which there were 90 fatalities. A plaque at the station commemorates this incident. | ||
*On the evening of 2 March 2018, during [[2018 Great Britain and Ireland cold wave|exceptionally cold weather]], several trains were delayed close to the station and [[2018 Lewisham train strandings|passengers evacuated the train]] and went | * In the early morning hours of 24 January 2017, a [[GB Railfreight]] train travelling from Grain to Neasden [[Derailment|derailed]] at Lewisham. Although no railway workers or passengers were injured in the derailment, it caused widespread disruption across the Southeastern system, with numerous delays and cancellations for the day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/24/freight-train-derailment-south-east-london-causes-commuter-misery/ |title=Southeastern passengers face major delays after freight train derailment near Lewisham station |date=24 January 2017 |website=The Telegraph |location=London |author=Telegraph reporters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIbbfWMZnVY |title=Lewisham Derailment – 24 January, 2017 |author=Network Rail |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> | ||
* On the evening of 2 March 2018, during [[2018 Great Britain and Ireland cold wave|exceptionally cold weather]], several trains were delayed close to the station and [[2018 Lewisham train strandings|passengers evacuated the train]] and went on to the tracks.<ref>BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43266245</ref> | |||
==Layout== | |||
[[File:Lewisham station Platform 3.jpg|thumb|Elaborate cast iron brackets]] | |||
There are four platforms for main line trains: | |||
* 1 and 2 on the [[Mid-Kent line]], which is also used as a loop off the [[South Eastern Main Line]] | |||
* 3 and 4 on the [[North Kent Line]]. | |||
The current station, which dates back to 1857, is constructed of yellow stock brick with stone dressing. Behind it survives, rather unusually, a wooden clapboard building. The facade is symmetrical, with three entrance doors and three windows. | |||
The original doors, sash windows, skirting, tiling and banisters are present inside. The original corniced ceiling of the main hall is currently concealed by a lowered fake ceiling. Platform 3 has kept its original canopy, with its cast iron brackets that depict cherries. Some of the original chamfered wood and cast iron supports of the original canopy survive on platform 2. | |||
The station has similarities with other listed stations built at around the same time, such as {{rws|Ladywell}}, {{rws|Blackheath}} and {{rws|Gravesend}} which have the same cast iron supporting brackets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2874/9465026135_21b0fd7110_h.jpg |title=Picture |publisher=c1.staticflickr.com |access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref> | |||
Platforms 5 and 6 are served by DLR trains to [[Bank–Monument station|Bank]] and [[Stratford railway station|Stratford]]. The DLR station opened in 1999 following a southward extension from [[Island Gardens DLR station|Island Gardens]]. The original canopy over Platform 4 was demolished at some point after 1990. | |||
== | The original canopy over the main entrance was demolished in 2009 at a cost of £790k<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/projects/nsip%20-%20project%20completion%20reports/southeastern%20railway/lewisham%20-%20november%202010.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614021402/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/projects/nsip%20-%20project%20completion%20reports/southeastern%20railway/lewisham%20-%20november%202010.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and replaced with a steel version. | ||
[[File:Lewisham Station (2) - geograph.org.uk - 436678.jpg|thumb|Lewisham station entrance]] | |||
From December 2009, the station was fitted with electric ticket gates, in line with the Government's new strategy to give all [[Greater London]] National Rail stations [[Oyster card]] accessibility and closing access to those who attempt to travel without tickets. This was controversial as it involved the closure of the gate on platform 4 and led to a petition signed by over 1,000 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11595822.petition-to-re-open-lewisham-station-gate-signed-by-1152/|title=Petition to re-open Lewisham station gate signed by 1,152|website=News Shopper}}</ref> | |||
[[British Transport Police]] also maintains a neighbourhood policing presence at Lewisham.<ref name=SE>{{cite web|url=http://www.btp.police.uk/error404.htm?aspxerrorpath=/about_us/areas/london_south.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221232740/http://www.btp.police.uk/about_us/areas/london_south.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Error|archive-date=21 December 2008|website=btp.police.uk}}</ref> | |||
==Services== | ==Services== | ||
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Lewisham is the southern [[terminal station|terminus]] of the DLR, the previous station being [[Elverson Road DLR station|Elverson Road]]. It is on the boundary of [[Travelcard Zone 2]] and [[Travelcard Zone 3|Zone 3]] and is a major transport hub, with many buses passing through or terminating here. | Lewisham is the southern [[terminal station|terminus]] of the DLR, the previous station being [[Elverson Road DLR station|Elverson Road]]. It is on the boundary of [[Travelcard Zone 2]] and [[Travelcard Zone 3|Zone 3]] and is a major transport hub, with many buses passing through or terminating here. | ||
During infrastructure works on the [[Greenwich Line]], [[Thameslink]] services are normally diverted through Lewisham, giving it a temporary link to [[Luton station|Luton]] in the north and [[Rainham railway station (Kent)|Rainham]] in the east. | During infrastructure works on the [[Greenwich Line]], [[Thameslink]] services are normally diverted through Lewisham, giving it a temporary link to [[Luton station|Luton]] in the north and [[Rainham railway station (Kent)|Rainham]] in the east. | ||
===National Rail=== | ===National Rail=== | ||
[[National Rail]] services at Lewisham are operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] using {{brc|376}}, {{brc|465|n}}, {{brc|466|n}} and {{brc|707|n}} [[electric multiple units]]. | |||
[[National Rail]] services at Lewisham are operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] using {{brc|376}}, {{brc|465|n}}, {{brc|466|n}} and {{brc|707|n}} [[ | |||
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2022|195, 199, 200, 203, 204}}</ref> | The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2022|195, 199, 200, 203, 204}}</ref> | ||
| Line 177: | Line 162: | ||
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Gravesend}} via Woolwich Arsenal | * 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Gravesend}} via Woolwich Arsenal | ||
Additional trains serve the station during | Additional trains serve the station during peak hours. | ||
===Docklands Light Railway=== | ===Docklands Light Railway=== | ||
The typical off-peak | The typical off-peak service from Lewisham is 12 trains per hour to and from [[Bank and Monument stations|Bank]]. Additional services run to and from the station during peak hours, increasing the service to up to 22 trains per hour, with up to 8 trains per hour running to and from {{stn|Stratford}} instead of Bank.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/dlr/timetable/dlr/|title=DLR train timetables|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> | ||
{{rail start}} | {{rail start}} | ||
| Line 198: | Line 183: | ||
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{{end}} | {{end}} | ||
== Planned London Underground services == | |||
=== Fleet line service === | |||
In 1971 and 1972, parliamentary approval was given for construction of Phases 2 and 3 of the planned [[Fleet line]].<ref name=Horne36>{{cite book |last=Horne |first=Mike |title=The Jubilee Line |publisher=Capital Transport |year=2000 |page=36 |isbn=1-85414-220-8}}</ref> Phase 3 of the proposal would have extended the line from {{rws|Fenchurch Street}} to Lewisham, with new platforms constructed underground.<ref name=Horne36/> Further plans for Phase 4 of the extension considered the line taking over the mainline tracks on the [[Addiscombe Line|Addiscombe]] and [[Hayes Line|Hayes]] branch lines. Preliminary construction works were carried out elsewhere on the extension before the plan was postponed by lack of funds. Following a change of name to ''[[Jubilee line]]'', the first part of the line opened in 1979 but the remaining plans were not carried out. When the [[Jubilee Line Extension|Jubilee line was extended]] in 1999, a different route to Stratford was followed. | |||
=== Bakerloo line service === | |||
TfL is currently considering extending the Bakerloo line to Lewisham. If progressed, the station would currently be expected to open in 2030.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/tube/bakerloo-extension/|title=Bakerloo line extension - Transport for London - Citizen Space|website=consultations.tfl.gov.uk}}</ref> | |||
In its draft Kent [[Route Utilisation Strategy]],<ref>[http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/kent/kent%20rus%20draft.pdf], Network Rail - Kent Route Utilisation Strategy: Draft for Consultation (April 2009) at paragraph 10.8.2 p. 172</ref> [[Network Rail]] mentions the possibility of extending the [[Bakerloo line]] from [[Elephant & Castle tube station|Elephant & Castle]] to Lewisham, and then taking over the Hayes branch line. Network Rail states that this would free up six paths per hour into central London and so increasing capacity on the [[South Eastern Main Line|Tonbridge main line]], which would also relieve the junctions around Lewisham. | |||
==Connections== | ==Connections== | ||
[[Image:Lewisham.jpg|200px|right|thumb| | [[Image:Lewisham.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The former bus station]] | ||
[[London Buses]] routes [[London Buses route 21|21]], [[London Buses route 47|47]], [[London Buses route 75|75]], [[London Buses route 89|89]], [[London Buses route 129|129]], [[London Buses route 136|136]], [[London Buses route 178|178]], [[London Buses route 181|181]], [[London Buses route 185|185]], [[London Buses route 199|199]], [[London Buses route 208|208]], [[London Buses route 225|225]], [[London Buses route 261|261]], [[London Buses route 273|273]], [[London Buses route 284|284]], [[London Buses route 321|321]], [[London Buses route 380|380]], [[London Buses route 436|436]], [[London Buses route 484|484]], [[London Buses route P4|P4]], school route [[London Buses route 621|621]] and night routes [[London Buses route N21|N21]], [[London Buses route N89|N89]], [[London Buses route N136|N136]] and [[London Buses route N199|N199]] serve the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/lewisham-a4-040223.pdf|title=Buses from Lewisham|date=4 February 2023|website=TfL|access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/lewisham-night-a4-010622.pdf|title=Night buses from Lewisham|date=June 2022|website=TfL|access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref> | [[London Buses]] routes [[London Buses route 21|21]], [[London Buses route 47|47]], [[London Buses route 75|75]], [[London Buses route 89|89]], [[London Buses route 129|129]], [[London Buses route 136|136]], [[London Buses route 178|178]], [[London Buses route 181|181]], [[London Buses route 185|185]], [[London Buses route 199|199]], [[London Buses route 208|208]], [[London Buses route 225|225]], [[London Buses route 261|261]], [[London Buses route 273|273]], [[London Buses route 284|284]], [[London Buses route 321|321]], [[London Buses route 380|380]], [[London Buses route 436|436]], [[London Buses route 484|484]], [[London Buses route P4|P4]], school route [[London Buses route 621|621]] and night routes [[London Buses route N21|N21]], [[London Buses route N89|N89]], [[London Buses route N136|N136]] and [[London Buses route N199|N199]] serve the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/lewisham-a4-040223.pdf|title=Buses from Lewisham|date=4 February 2023|website=TfL|access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/lewisham-night-a4-010622.pdf|title=Night buses from Lewisham|date=June 2022|website=TfL|access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref> | ||
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Lewisham is an interchange station in the area of Lewisham, south-east London, England. It provides Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and National Rail services. On the National Rail network, it lies Template:Convert from Template:Stn and is operated by Southeastern.[1]
History
Opening and early years (1849–1922)
The North Kent line opened on 30 July 1849 by the South Eastern Railway linking Strood with the London and Greenwich Railway route to London Bridge. The original station was located east of the Lewisham Road overbridge, with access off Lewisham Road.
With the opening of the Mid-Kent line on 1 January 1857, a new station was built to the west so both lines could be served.[2][3] For a period, Old Lewisham station was also kept open.[4]
In 1898, the South Eastern Railway and the London Chatham and Dover Railway agreed to work as one railway company under the name of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.
Southern Railway (1923–1947)
Following the Railways Act 1921 (also known as the Grouping Act), Lewisham became a Southern Railway station on 1 January 1923.
The Mid-Kent line was electrified with services commencing on 28 February 1926.
The North Kent Line was electrified with the (750 V DC third rail) system. Electrification was initially to Dartford (6 June 1926) and was extended to Gillingham by the Second World War.
In 1929, large-scale remodelling of the junction was undertaken to enable cross-London freight traffic to be routed via Nunhead and Loughborough Junction. The new route utilised part of the former Greenwich Park branch, which had closed in 1917, and included an overpass.
The loop between Lewisham and the main line towards Hither Green, which had opened in 1929, was electrified on 16 July 1933, allowing Sidcup and Orpington local electric services to call.[5]
The Nunhead line was electrified in summer 1935 and opened to electric traffic on 30 September 1935, with services from Bexleyheath and Sidcup to St Paul's (later renamed Blackfriars). This service was cancelled during the Second World War as an economy measure, and recommenced on 12 August 1946.[5]
British Railways (1948–1994)
After the Second World War and following nationalisation on 1 January 1948, the station fell under the auspices of British Railways' Southern Region.
As part of the London Bridge resignalling, a new loop line was opened with a reversible track down to the west (fast line) side of St Johns, which opened up on 1 April 1976.
Upon sectorisation in 1982, London & South East operated commuter services in the area; it was renamed Network SouthEast in 1986.[6]
Franchise (1994–present day)
Following privatisation of British Rail on 1 April 1994, the infrastructure became the responsibility of Railtrack; operation of passenger services passed to Connex South Eastern on 13 October 1996.
On 22 November 1999, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott opened the 4·2 km Lewisham extension of the Docklands Light Railway, with trains running through to Bank.[7]
On 30 November 2005, the Department for Transport awarded Govia the Integrated Kent franchise. The services operated by South Eastern Trains transferred to Southeastern on 1 April 2006.
The loop line to St Johns was doubled in 2013.
There was formerly a bus terminus within the station, but this was relocated to Thurston Road as part of the Lewisham Gateway project.
Accidents and incidents
- 0n 28 June 1857, eleven passengers were killed in the 1857 Lewisham rail crash, when a train ran into the back of a stationary train.
- On 4 December 1957, the Lewisham rail crash occurred to the west of the station, in which there were 90 fatalities. A plaque at the station commemorates this incident.
- In the early morning hours of 24 January 2017, a GB Railfreight train travelling from Grain to Neasden derailed at Lewisham. Although no railway workers or passengers were injured in the derailment, it caused widespread disruption across the Southeastern system, with numerous delays and cancellations for the day.[8][9]
- On the evening of 2 March 2018, during exceptionally cold weather, several trains were delayed close to the station and passengers evacuated the train and went on to the tracks.[10]
Layout
There are four platforms for main line trains:
- 1 and 2 on the Mid-Kent line, which is also used as a loop off the South Eastern Main Line
- 3 and 4 on the North Kent Line.
The current station, which dates back to 1857, is constructed of yellow stock brick with stone dressing. Behind it survives, rather unusually, a wooden clapboard building. The facade is symmetrical, with three entrance doors and three windows.
The original doors, sash windows, skirting, tiling and banisters are present inside. The original corniced ceiling of the main hall is currently concealed by a lowered fake ceiling. Platform 3 has kept its original canopy, with its cast iron brackets that depict cherries. Some of the original chamfered wood and cast iron supports of the original canopy survive on platform 2.
The station has similarities with other listed stations built at around the same time, such as Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Template:Rws which have the same cast iron supporting brackets.[11]
Platforms 5 and 6 are served by DLR trains to Bank and Stratford. The DLR station opened in 1999 following a southward extension from Island Gardens. The original canopy over Platform 4 was demolished at some point after 1990.
The original canopy over the main entrance was demolished in 2009 at a cost of £790k[12] and replaced with a steel version.
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From December 2009, the station was fitted with electric ticket gates, in line with the Government's new strategy to give all Greater London National Rail stations Oyster card accessibility and closing access to those who attempt to travel without tickets. This was controversial as it involved the closure of the gate on platform 4 and led to a petition signed by over 1,000 people.[13]
British Transport Police also maintains a neighbourhood policing presence at Lewisham.[14]
Services
Lewisham is the southern terminus of the DLR, the previous station being Elverson Road. It is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3 and is a major transport hub, with many buses passing through or terminating here.
During infrastructure works on the Greenwich Line, Thameslink services are normally diverted through Lewisham, giving it a temporary link to Luton in the north and Rainham in the east.
National Rail
National Rail services at Lewisham are operated by Southeastern using Template:Brc, Template:Brc, Template:Brc and Template:Brc electric multiple units.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[15]
- 6 tph to London Charing Cross (non-stop to Template:Stn)
- 4 tph to London Cannon Street (all stations)
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- 2 tph to Template:Stnlnk via Template:Stnlnk, continuing to London Cannon Street via Template:Stn and Template:Stn
- 2 tph to Dartford via Bexleyheath
- 2 tph to Template:Stnlnk via Woolwich Arsenal
Additional trains serve the station during peak hours.
Docklands Light Railway
The typical off-peak service from Lewisham is 12 trains per hour to and from Bank. Additional services run to and from the station during peak hours, increasing the service to up to 22 trains per hour, with up to 8 trains per hour running to and from Template:Stn instead of Bank.[16]
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Planned London Underground services
Fleet line service
In 1971 and 1972, parliamentary approval was given for construction of Phases 2 and 3 of the planned Fleet line.[17] Phase 3 of the proposal would have extended the line from Template:Rws to Lewisham, with new platforms constructed underground.[17] Further plans for Phase 4 of the extension considered the line taking over the mainline tracks on the Addiscombe and Hayes branch lines. Preliminary construction works were carried out elsewhere on the extension before the plan was postponed by lack of funds. Following a change of name to Jubilee line, the first part of the line opened in 1979 but the remaining plans were not carried out. When the Jubilee line was extended in 1999, a different route to Stratford was followed.
Bakerloo line service
TfL is currently considering extending the Bakerloo line to Lewisham. If progressed, the station would currently be expected to open in 2030.[18]
In its draft Kent Route Utilisation Strategy,[19] Network Rail mentions the possibility of extending the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham, and then taking over the Hayes branch line. Network Rail states that this would free up six paths per hour into central London and so increasing capacity on the Tonbridge main line, which would also relieve the junctions around Lewisham.
Connections
London Buses routes 21, 47, 75, 89, 129, 136, 178, 181, 185, 199, 208, 225, 261, 273, 284, 321, 380, 436, 484, P4, school route 621 and night routes N21, N89, N136 and N199 serve the station.[20][21]
Lewisham previously had an adjoining bus station for terminating routes. The station closed on 28 February 2014 for the major Lewisham Gateway redevelopment project.[22]
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Lewisham station from National Rail
- Docklands Light Railway website - Lewisham station page
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