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 Anerley
Location of Anerley in Greater London |
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| Location | Anerley |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | ANZ |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible |  [1] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2007–08 |  0.408 million[2] |
| 2008–09 |  0.388 million[2] |
| 2009–10 | 0.380 million[2] |
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| 5 June 1839 | Station opened as Annerley |
| 1840 | Station renamed Anerley |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
Coordinates: 51°24′53″N 0°04′01″W / 51.4147°N 0.067°W
Anerley railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. The station is operated by London Overground, with London Overground and Southern trains serving the station. It is located in Travelcard Zone 4.
The main building on the down side (which is only open weekday/Saturday mornings), replaced an original building which was on the up platform. This was in turn replaced by two shelters on the Up platform. There is a bridge connecting the two platforms. Four lines run through the station, the central pair being the Up and Down through lines. The station stands off Anerley Road (A214).
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[edit] History
The station was opened originally as Annerley by the London and Croydon Railway in 1839. It was situated in a largely unpopulated area, but was built as part of an agreement with the local landowner.[3]
According to local lore, the landowner was a Scotsman and, when asked for the landmark by which the station would be known, he replied "Mine is the annerly hoose". The timetable of the day seems to back this up since it says "There is no place of that name".[4]
The London and Croydon Railway amalgamated with the London & Brighton Railway to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in July 1846, and the station was rebuilt during the widening of the main line during 1849/50.[5]
During the Grouping of 1923 the station became part of the Southern Railway, and then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.
Anerley formed part of the new southbound route of the East London Line that opened on May 23, 2010, making Anerley part of the London Overground network.
[edit] Services
[edit] London Overground
As of May 2010 the off peak frequency is:[6]
- 4tph Northbound to Highbury & Islington
- 4tph Southbound to West Croydon
[edit] Southern
As of May 2010 the off peak frequency is:[7]
- 2tph Northbound to London Bridge
- 2tph Southbound to Caterham
The new timetable means that the number of trains serving this station has jumped from 2 per hour to 6, although only 2 of these go to London Bridge.
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[edit] Transport links
London bus routes 157, 249, 358, 432 and night routes N3 all serve the station.
[edit] Gallery
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Print showing Anerley Railway Station in 1854
[edit] Lines
| Preceding station |   London Overground |
Following station | ||
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towards Highbury & Islington
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East London Line |
towards West Croydon
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| Penge West | Southern Brighton Main Line |
Norwood Junction | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "London and South East". Rail Map for People with Reduced Mobility. National Rail. September 2006. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/system/galleries/download/mobility_maps/LondonSouthEast.pdf. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 1 Origins and Formation. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-0257-X. p. 51.
- ^ The Phoenix Suburb, Alan Warwick, 1972
- ^ Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 2 Establishment and Growth. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8. p. 48.
- ^ TfL: Overground timetables Go to the first timetable Accessed 23 May 2010
- ^ Southern: Timetables Go to tables 28 & 31 Accessed 23 April 2010
[edit] Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Anerley railway station |
- Train times and station information for Anerley railway station from National Rail
- Anerley on the London Overground map [1]
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