Denmark Hill railway station

Denmark Hill

Denmark Hill Location of Denmark Hill in Greater London
Location	Denmark Hill
Local authority	London Borough of Southwark
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	DMK
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	1.783 million
2005–06	1.818 million
2006–07	2.749 million
2007–08	3.025 million
2008–09	3.108 million
2009–10	3.216 million
Original company	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
1 December 1865	Opened
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses

Denmark Hill railway station is a railway station in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England, on the Inner South London Line. The station is managed by Southeastern and is served by trains of that company and Southern. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. It is located on Champion Park in the south of Camberwell, in an area known as Denmark Hill. It is near to the King's College and Maudsley hospitals. The station is mostly served by local trains from three London terminus stations: London Bridge, London Victoria and Blackfriars.

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Denmark Hill railway station

The station was built in 1865. Its design is in the Italianate style, with an extremely decorative frontage. After a fire in 1980 the building was renovated and restored. The project included the addition of a public house, initially called the Phoenix and Firkin to commemorate the fire, then called O'Neills and now known as the Phoenix. A Civic Trust award was given to the building in 1986.

Design

The platforms are below road level and there is a short tunnel at one end of the platforms (Grove tunnel) and a road bridge (underneath Denmark Hill, the road) at the other. Access to the platforms is currently via steps but lifts are planned to be introduced to provide disabled access particularly for visitors to the nearby hospitals.

Services

The station is managed by Southeastern and is located on their line from London Victoria to Dartford and from Blackfriars to Sevenoaks. Inner South London Line services from the station, to Victoria and London Bridge, are operated by Southern. The typical off-peak trains per hour (tph) is:

• 2 tph non-stop to London Victoria
• 2 tph to London Victoria calling at all stations via Clapham High Street
• 2 tph to Blackfriars and Kentish Town calling at Elephant & Castle (Monday to Saturday)

• 2 tph to London Bridge via Peckham Rye
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Bromley South
• 2 tph to Dartford via Lewisham and Bexleyheath (Monday to Saturday)

Transport links

London bus routes 40, 176, 185, 484 pass the station and 3 mins walk to the station for bus route 42, 68, 468 and night routes N68.

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.

External links

• Train times and station information for Denmark Hill railway station from National Rail
• Planning documents for 2011/12 station improvements, Southwark Council,

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Elephant & Castle		First Capital Connect Sevenoaks Line Limited service		Peckham Rye
Clapham High Street		Southern Inner South London Line		Peckham Rye
London Victoria		Southeastern Victoria - Dartford		Peckham Rye
Elephant & Castle		Southeastern Sevenoaks-Bedford (via Swanley) Line
	Disused railways
East Brixton		British Rail Southern Region Inner South London Line		Peckham Rye
		Under construction
London Overground
Clapham High Street towards Clapham Junction		East London Line		Peckham Rye towards Dalston Junction