Brixton railway station
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 Brixton
Location of Brixton in Greater London |
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| Location | Brixton |
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| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | BRX |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| Interchange | Brixton LU [1] |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 0.381 million[2] |
| 2005–06 | 0.413 million[2] |
| 2006–07 | 0.652 million[2] |
| 2007–08 | 0.669 million[2] |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
Coordinates: 51°27′46″N 0°06′48″W / 51.4629°N 0.1132°W
Brixton Railway Station is a suburban station in South London, UK. It is on the Chatham Main Line from London Victoria to Orpington and beyond. Trains are operated by Southeastern. The typical service is one train every 15 minutes in both directions.
It is about 100m north of Brixton tube station, high above ground level on a railway bridge that can be seen from the tube station. Access is from Atlantic Road via staircases.
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[edit] History
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Brixton was opened as Brixton and South Stockwell in 1862 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LC&DR) to serve the affluent Victorian suburbs of South London.[3] Services ran from Moorgate to London Victoria via Holborn Viaduct railway station, Camberwell New Road and Brixton and South Stockwell to Grosvenor Road.[4]
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
- Four trains per hour non-stop to London Victoria
- Four trains per hour to Orpington, calling at all stations via Herne Hill and Bromley South
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| London Victoria | Southeastern Victoria - Orpington |
Herne Hill | ||
[edit] London Overground extension
The South London Line passes above the platforms, but with no platforms. Until 1976 trains stopped at nearby East Brixton railway station. As part of phase 2 of the East London line extension project, the South London Line will become part of the London Overground network. When completed in 2012, this extension will connect the South London Line to the East and West London Lines, from Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction.[5] This will create an orbital network around Central London, fulfilling the Orbirail concept.
The line passes over both Loughborough Junction and Brixton stations,[5] and the proposals have been criticised for not including new interchange stations at these locations.[6][7] No London Overground platforms are planned at Loughborough Junction as the line is on high railway arches, making the cost of any station construction prohibitive.[8]
This extension is funded for completion in 2012 and will involve the withdrawal of the current South London Line service between Victoria to London Bridge via Denmark Hill. A replacement London Victoria to Bellingham service was mooted by previous mayor Ken Livingstone, but funds for this were transferred by current mayor Boris Johnson and TfL to pay for the East London Line extension to Clapham Junction. There is a suggestion that this extension could be funded as preliminary works for the Thameslink Programme.[9]
[edit] Artworks
A number of colourful murals have been painted on the outside of the station. Inside the station, three bronze sculptures stand on the platforms. This work, Platforms Piece by Kevin Atherton, was erected in 1986 and the statues are life casts of three people - two black, one white - who regularly travelled from Brixton.[10]
[edit] Gallery
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Southeastern branded signs
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Woman waiting at Brixton
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Her male counterpart
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The Mural
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North entrance, cáfe closed
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Networkers work the local trains.
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Disused platform linking to the Catford Loop Line, with third statue
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A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines through Brixton
[edit] Transport Links
Bus routes 2, 3, 35, 37 (at Lambeth Town Hall), 45, 59, 109, 118, 133, 159, 196, 250, 322, 333, 345 (at Brixton Police Station), 355, 415, 432, P4, P5 (at Electric Lane); school routes 689 and 690; and Night routes N2, N3, N35, N109 and N133
[edit] References
- ^ "Out of Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. May 2010. http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/35338/response/87510/attach/2/OSIs%20with%20times%20May%2010.xls. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ "Stockwell history". London Borough of Lambeth. http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/AboutLambeth/StockwellHistory.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ Herbert, Henry (1877). Herbert's Metropolitan Hand-Book. Henry Herbert & Co.. pp. 73. ISBN 9781103011063.
- ^ a b Transport for London (2006). "The Tube in 2010". http://www.tfl.gov.uk/resources/corporate/media/pressimages/rez-high/h-tube-map-2010.jpg. Retrieved 2007-11-03. (map illustrating future development phases as proposed by TfL in 2006, subject to change)
- ^ "Junction joy South". South London Press (archived). 2004-04-24. Archived from the original on 2004-05-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20040509165548/http://icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0400lambeth/tm_objectid=14173461&method=full&siteid=50100&headline=junction-joy-south-name_page.html. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Martin Linton MP (2006-08-04). "Parliamentary Debate: London Orbital Rail Network". Hansard. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm060719/halltext/60719h0006.htm#06071968000550. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "East London Line Extensions - Loughborough Junction". AlwaysTouchOut. 2006-11-09. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/3. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "Transport for London Board Meeting". 2007-12-06. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/corporate/agenda-and-papers-dec-2007.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ Miles, Malcolm (1997). Art, space and the city. Routledge. pp. 47. ISBN 9780415139434.
[edit] External links
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- Train times and station information for Brixton railway station from National Rail
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