Brockley Railway Station
Brockley railway station is on the main railway line between London Bridge and Brighton:
The station is operated by Southern, which is the only train company to serve the station, although Thameslink and South Eastern Trains both pass through the station. It is very close to the former Brockley Lane railway station which closed in 1917.
History
The line was part of the London and Croydon Railway opened in 1839. The station was opened on 6 March 1871, although today's buildings are of a modern design: the platforms are only located on the outer, Slow lines, since the station is only served by local trains between London and Caterham; between London and West Croydon, and by the London Bridge to London Victoria loop line via Crystal Palace. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.
Services
At the London end the line is crossed by the Nunhead to Lewisham line. This was originally a London, Chatham and Dover Railway branch to Greenwich, which had been closed in 1917. The connection of that line to Lewisham is a later development.
Crofton Park, on the London 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.
The next station to the north is New Cross Gate, and the next station to the south is Honor Oak Park.
Brockley will form part of the new southbound route of the East London Line that is due to open in 2010 and form part of the London Overground.
Arrangement after East London Railway extension opensThis content is taken from Wikipedia and is re-used according to the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.
