Elephant & Castle railway station

This article is about the National Rail station. For the London Underground station, see Elephant & Castle tube station.

Elephant & Castle

Elephant & Castle Location of Elephant & Castle in Central London
Location	Elephant and Castle
Local authority	Southwark
Managed by	First Capital Connect
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	EPH
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	1
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	2.006 million
2005–06	2.057 million
2006–07	2.554 million
2007–08	3.970 million
2008–09	3.320 million
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
6 October 1862	Temporary station opened
February 1863	Replaced with permanent structure
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses

Elephant & Castle railway station serves the area of Elephant & Castle in London, England. The station is managed by First Capital Connect, with services operated by both First Capital Connect and Southeastern. The station, along with the Underground station, is located in the London Borough of Southwark and is in both Travelcard Zone 1 and 2.

Transport links

London bus routes 1, 188, night route N1 pass the station and route 12, 35, 40, 45, 53, 63, 68, 100, 133, 148, 155, 168, 171, 172, 176, 196, 333, 343, 360, 415, 453, 468, C10, P5 and night bus route N35, N63, N68, N89, N133, N155, N171 and N343 5 mins walk to the station.

Layout

The National Rail station is built on a brick viaduct and dates from 1863. It has two entrances, one on Elephant Road and one connected to the upper level of the Elephant and Castle shopping centre. There is a departures indicator in the shopping centre as well as separate platform indicators in the ticket hall. There are four platforms, two being on the island between the lines. The station is not directly connected to the London Underground station. To change from the Underground it is necessary to leave the Underground station (the Northern Line exit is nearer), pass through the ticket barrier and then walk either through or round the shopping centre. Four staircases provide the only access to the platforms, as there are no lifts or escalators.

Services

Services from the National Rail station are operated by First Capital Connect (Thameslink suburban route) and Southeastern.

The weekday off-peak service from this station from 23 March 2009 is:

• 2 tph (trains per hour) to Kentish Town via St Pancras (Southeastern)
• 2 tph to St Albans via St Pancras (First Capital Connect)
• 2 tph to Luton via St Pancras (First Capital Connect)
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Catford (Southeastern)
• 2 tph to Wimbledon via Sutton (First Capital Connect)
• 2 tph to Sutton via Wimbledon (First Capital Connect)

At peak hours there are one or two extra Southeastern trains from or to other, more distant destinations, such as Ashford (Kent) and Rochester.

Oyster Card Pay-as-you-go can be used at this station with all services up to Elstree & Borehamwood railway station

Mainline railways around the South Bank
Legend Charing Cross Hungerford Bridge across River Thames Waterloo International (1994-2007) ◄ SWML &c. Waterloo Waterloo East Blackfriars Road (1864-1868) ◄ Thameslink and to Sevenoaks Elephant & Castle ♦ / B'friars / City Tlk.  TLK ►  (♦, above, was B'friars Bdg [1864-85]) Cannon Street London Bridge River Thames Brighton and SE Main Lines

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
London Blackfriars		First Capital Connect Sutton Loop		Loughborough Junction
London Blackfriars		First Capital Connect Sevenoaks Line Limited service		Denmark Hill
London Blackfriars		Southeastern Bedford - Kent via Herne Hill Peak service only		Herne Hill
		Southeastern Sevenoaks-Bedford (via Catford Loop Line)		Denmark Hill

External links

• Train times and station information for Elephant & Castle railway station from National Rail