New Cross railway station

Not to be confused with New Cross Gate railway station.

New Cross

Class 376 and Class 378 at New Cross
New Cross Location of New Cross in Greater London
Location	New Cross
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Southeastern
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	NWX
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	2
Interchange	New Cross Gate
London Underground annual entry and exit
2004	2.562 million
2005	2.620 million
2006	2.153 million
2007	2.272 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	2.065 million
2005–06	2.042 million
2006–07	1.742 million
2007–08	1.894 million
2008–09	1.839 million
2009–10	1.722 million
October 1850	Opened
22 December 2007	London Underground services discontinued
27 April 2010	East London Line reopened
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses

New Cross railway station is a railway station in New Cross, London. It is in Zone 2The platforms are lettered A to D so as to differentiate them from those at New Cross Gate. Ticket barriers control access to all platforms.

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map showing lines around New Cross (lower right, indicated "S.E.& C.")

In the early Victorian railway boom two companies constructed lines through the area. The London and Croydon Railway (L&CR) built a station on the New Cross Road close to Hatcham in 1839. In 1849 the South Eastern Railway (SER) put its station about 600 metres further east along the New Cross Road in the heart of New Cross. Both stations were named "New Cross", creating a confusion which lasted until the two companies were absorbed under the 1923 grouping into the Southern Railway and the name of the older station was changed to New Cross Gate; the ex-South Eastern station remained New Cross.

The station was extensively rebuilt in the 1970s. The original station buildings on the road bridge was replaced by the present buildings at the side. Platforms on the down and fast lines were closed and demolished. A new track layout was introduced at this time.

A London Underground train calls at New Cross in 2006, prior to the conversion of the East London Line.

London Underground used to serve this station as the southern terminus to their East London Line. This closed on 22 December 2007 for major engineering work to convert the East London Line to standard 750v third rail electrification. The line reopened on 27 April 2010 with services now operated by London Overground using new Class 378 Capitalstar units.

Services

London Overground operate four trains per hour along the East London Line, to and from Dalston Junction. Main-line services are operated by Southeastern from Cannon Street to north and mid Kent.

• 8 Northbound to Cannon Street
• 2 Southbound to Hayes via Lewisham
• 2 Southbound to Barnehurst via Bexleyheath
• 2 Southbound to Cannon Street via Sidcup, Woolwich Arsenal & Greenwich
• 2 Southbound to Orpington Monday - Saturday daytimes only

Evening and Sundays trains operate to/from Charing Cross instead of Cannon Street, with Bexleyheath Line services extended to Dartford and Sidcup Line services extended to Gravesend.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
London Bridge		Southeastern South Eastern Main Line Hayes Line Dartford Loop Line		St Johns
		Southeastern Bexleyheath Line		Lewisham
Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
Surrey Quays towards Dalston Junction		East London Line		Terminus
		Former services
Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Surrey Quays towards Shoreditch		East London line		Terminus

Accidents

• On 7 August 1899 a train hauled by "Terrier" No.59 Cheam collided with "Gladstone" No. 199 Samuel Laing after the driver overran signals approaching New Cross station. Fifteen people were injured.
• The Spa Road Junction rail crash occurred a short distance outside the station.

External links

• Train times and station information for New Cross railway station from National Rail