Lewisham station

Not to be confused with Lewisham railway station, Sydney.

Lewisham

Entrance to DLR
Lewisham Location of Lewisham in Greater London
Location	Lewisham
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Southeastern Docklands Light Railway
Station code	LEW
Number of platforms	6
Accessible	(DLR and 3 NR platforms)
Fare zone	2 and 3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	4.071 million
2005–06	4.021 million
2006–07	5.841 million
2007–08	6.294 million
2008–09	6.261 million
2009–10	6.370 million
30 July 1849	Opened
1 January 1857	Renamed (Lewisham Junction)
7 July 1929	Renamed (Lewisham)
1999	DLR extension
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses

Lewisham station is a National Rail and Docklands Light Railway station in Lewisham, south east London. It is on the south-east London commuter rail network operated by Southeastern. The Docklands Light Railway station opened in 1999 on a southward extension from Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs. British Transport Police maintains a neighbourhood policing presence at Lewisham.

Station layout

There are four platforms for main-line trains: 1 and 2 on the North Kent Line, and 3 and 4 on the South Eastern Main Line. The former opened on 30 July 1849, the latter on 1 January 1857.

In 1929 large-scale remodelling of the junction was undertaken to enable cross-London freight traffic to be routed via Nunhead and Loughborough Junction. The new route utilised part of the former Greenwich Park branch and included a flyover. Some trains heading to/from London use the flyover and then descend via Tanners Hill Junction to rejoin the main line, using a reversible line which opened in 1976. Kent trains from London, having passed through the station, curve round under the main line to Hither Green en route to Ladywell.

Platforms 5 and 6 are served by Docklands Light Railway trains to Bank and Stratford

From December 2009, Lewisham was fitted with electric ticket gates, in line with the Government's new strategy to give all Greater London National Rail stations Oyster card accessibility and closing access to those who attempt to travel without tickets. The part-time exit from platform 4 is ungated and does not have an Oyster reader and the gates on the secondary entrance to platform 1 are regularly left open.

Planned Jubilee line service

Lewisham tube station was planned to be built on the Jubilee Line on the London Underground. Preliminary construction work was begun before the plan was delayed by lack of funds. Eventually the route was changed and the station cancelled.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 4 to London Charing Cross (not calling at St Johns or New Cross)
• 8 to London Cannon Street (of which 2 do not call at St Johns)
• 2 to London Victoria (not calling at Clapham High Street, Wandsworth Road or Battersea Park)
• 2 to Orpington
• 4 to London Cannon Street via Sidcup or via Bexleyheath and then returning via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich
• 2 to Hayes
• 4 to Dartford via Bexleyheath
• 2 to Gillingham(kent) via Woolwich Arsenal (semi-fast)

Lewisham is the southern terminus of the DLR, the previous station being Elverson Road. It is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3 and is a major transport hub, with many buses passing through or terminating here.

Destinations

Railways around Lewisham and Hither Green
Legend South Eastern Main Line Docklands Light Railway St Johns To Nunhead Greenwich Park Branch Line Elverson Road Lewisham North Kent & Bexleyheath Lines Ladywell Hayes Line Hither Green Lee Dartford Loop Line South Eastern Main Line

Southeastern trains operate to:

• St Johns, New Cross, London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Cannon Street (some trains non-stop to London Bridge).
• Nunhead, Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill and Victoria
• Blackheath, Charlton, Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich Arsenal, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Belvedere, Erith, Slade Green, Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe (for Bluewater), Swanscombe, Northfleet, Gravesend, Higham, Strood, Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham
• Blackheath, Kidbrooke, Eltham, Falconwood, Welling, Bexleyehath and Barnehurst
• Hither Green, Lee, Mottingham, New Eltham, Sidcup, Albany Park, Bexley and Crayford
• Hither Green, Grove Park, Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst, Petts Wood, Orpington, Chelsfield, Knockholt, Dunton Green and Sevenoaks (most trains to Chelsfield and Sevenoaks do not call at Lewisham)
• Ladywell, Catford Bridge, Lower Sydenham, New Beckenham, Clock House, Elmers End, Eden Park, West Wickham and Hayes (Kent).

Docklands Light Railway trains operate to:

• Elverson Road, Deptford Bridge, Greewnich, Cutty Sark, Island Gardens, Mudchute, Crossharbour, South Quay, Heron Quays and Canary Wharf, continuing to:
  • West India Quay, Poplar, Devons Road, Bow Church, Pudding Mill Lane and Stratford; or
  • Westferry, Limehouse, Shadwell, Tower Gateway and Bank

Future plans

In its draft Kent Route Utilisation Strategy, Network Rail mentions the possibility of extending the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham, and then taking over the Hayes branch line.

Network Rail states that this would free up six paths per hour into central London and so increasing capacity on the Tonbridge main line, which would also relieve the junctions around Lewisham. This would not be undertaken until after 2015.

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
Elverson Road towards Bank, Tower Gateway or Stratford		Docklands Light Railway		Terminus
National Rail
Nunhead		Southeastern Nunhead to Lewisham link		Blackheath
London Bridge or New Cross		Southeastern North Kent & Bexleyheath lines
St Johns		Southeastern Hayes Line		Ladywell
London Bridge or St Johns		Southeastern Dartford Loop Line		Hither Green
		Southeastern South Eastern Main Line

Transport Links

Bus routes 21, 47, 75, 89, 108, 136, 178, 180, 181 185, 199, 208, 225, 261, 273, 284, 321, 380, 436, 484, P4, school route 621 and night routes N21, N47, N89 and N136.

See also

• Lewisham rail crash (1857)

References

• Horne, Mike (2000). The Jubilee Line. Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-220-8. 

External links

• Docklands Light Railway website - Lewisham station page

Gallery

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  DLR station island platform looking south towards "buffers"

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  DLR station island platform looking north

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  DLR station signage