Clapham High Street railway station

Clapham High Street

Clapham High Street Location of Clapham High Street in Greater London
Location	Clapham
Local authority	London Borough of Lambeth
Managed by	Southern
Station code	CLP
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
Interchange	Clapham North
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.090 million
2005–06	0.102 million
2006–07	0.200 million
2007–08	0.242 million
2008–09	0.224 million
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
25 August 1862	Opened
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses

Clapham High Street railway station is on the South London Line from London Victoria to London Bridge.

It is close to Clapham North station and interchange between the two is counted as an Out of Station Interchange (OSI) on Oyster, so journeys involving a change between the two are charged as through journeys and not two separate journeys.

It is operated by Southern trains. The next stations are Wandsworth Road to the west, towards Victoria and Denmark Hill to the east, towards London Bridge. Trains also run east to Brixton, but no trains stop at both Clapham High Street and Brixton (apart from occasional diversions).

The station is unmanned.

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Clapham High Street railway station

It was opened on 25 August 1862 by the London Chatham and Dover Railway as "Clapham and North Stockwell" with platforms on "Chatham lines" only. The London Brighton and South Coast Railway built and opened the present station and platforms on 1 May 1867. The line between Victoria and London Bridge was electrified at 750 volts overhead system on 1 December 1909. The London, Chatham and Dover Railway platforms were closed on 3 April 1916 and subsequently demolished. The line was re-electrified in 1928 using third rail electrified and the overhead system was dismantled. In 1989 the station was renamed from Clapham to Clapham High Street because travellers from Victoria Station were confusing the name with that of Clapham Junction.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Wandsworth Road		British Rail Southern Region South London Line		East Brixton

Services

Typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wandsworth Road		Southern South London Line		Denmark Hill
		Under construction
London Overground
Wandsworth Road towards Clapham Junction		East London Line		Denmark Hill towards Dalston Junction

Future

The station is to be incorporated into London Overground through the newly extended East London Line, under phase 2. Mayor Boris Johnson announced the go-ahead for the extension on 16 February 2009. The new London Overground service is expected to be open in October 2012, connecting Clapham Junction with Highbury & Islington, replacing the existing South London Line service.

These changes mean that Clapham High Street will lose its direct services to both London Bridge and London Victoria. Lobbying is currently underway to run 2 of these ELLX trains to Victoria weekdays at peak-times, or to insert calls both here and at Wandsworth Road for South Eastern Trains services from Victoria to Dartford which currently pass through the station but do not stop.

Parliamentary Train - From 12 December 2011

Clapham High Street, as of 12 December 2011, is the starting point for the 'Parliamentary Train' currently operating once-a-weekday between Wandsworth Road and Kensington Olympia. The service departs at 16:11 from Clapham High Street stopping at Wandsworth Road, Imperial Wharf, West Brompton before terminating at Kensington Olympia. However the service from Kensington Olympia only terminates at Wandsworth Road and does not serve Clapham High Street. This is due to the fact that the train would miss its pathway slot for running on to Selhurst Depot.

Work is ongoing to see if from May 2012 the service would run fully to and from Clapham High Street. Preliminary work suggests that if the current 10:02 departure from Kensington Olympia to Wandsworth Road were to depart 1 minute earlier, the train could terminate at Clapham High Street without missing its pathway to Selhurst Depot.

Transports Links

To walk from Clapham North Tube: Coming out of the tube station, cross the road on your left and turn left - you will see the rail bridge. Pass under the bridge and take Voltaire Road, immediately on the right. The station is 300 yards. London Bus routes 50, 88, 155, 322, 345, P5 and Night routes N155 stop on Clapham High Street. You can see the rail bridge to the north of the bus stops, with Voltaire Road just before it on the left.

External links

• Train times and station information for Clapham High Street railway station from National Rail
• Department for Transport letter regarding the withdrawal of Victoria services