South Bermondsey railway station

South Bermondsey

South Bermondsey Location of South Bermondsey in Greater London
Location	Bermondsey
Local authority	Southwark
Managed by	Southern
Station code	SBM
Number of platforms	2 (island)
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.278 million
2005–06	0.245 million
2006–07	0.548 million
2007–08	0.513 million
2008–09	0.591 million
2009–10	0.596 million
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
13 August 1866	Opened
17 June 1928	new station opened
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses

South Bermondsey railway station is on the Inner South London Line, between London Bridge and Queens Road Peckham. It is served by trains from London Bridge to Victoria, West Croydon via East Dulwich and Norbury (East Croydon on Sundays) and Beckenham Junction via Crystal Palace as well as trains returning to London Bridge.

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the approaches to London Bridge, showing the original position of South Bermondsey station

The original station (now sometimes referred to as "Old Bermondsey Station")^{[citation needed]} was situated to the north-west of South Bermondsey Junction, on the northern side of Rotherhithe New Road. It opened on 13 August 1866 with the line to New Cross Gate, originally being named Rotherhithe; it was renamed South Bermondsey on 1 December 1869. It closed on 17 June 1928, when the present station, situated south of South Bermondsey Junction, took its place. Like most of the lines in the area it is on a viaduct; the platforms and buildings are of wooden construction. Following the opening in 1993 of the adjacent New Den Stadium, Millwall F.C.'s home ground a footpath was built directly from the station to the ground.

Future

In May 2012 when the London Overground services starts between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction this station will lose its direct service to Victoria. This will be the only station on this line not to be served by London Overground as it diverts away in between this station and Queens Road Peckham. This station will also lose two trains per hour to London Bridge.

Service

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

• 6 to London Bridge
• 2 to London Victoria, calling at Queens Road Peckham, Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill, Clapham High Street, Wandsworth Road and Battersea Park
• 2 to West Croydon, calling at all stations to Peckham Rye and then East Dulwich, North Dulwich, Tulse Hill, Streatham, Streatham Common, Norbury, Thornton Heath and Selhurst
• 2 to Beckenham Junction, calling at all stations to Tulse Hill and then West Norwood, Gipsy Hill, Crystal Palace and Birkbeck

On Sundays this is reduced to:

• 6 to London Bridge
• 2 to London Victoria as above
• 2 to Selhurst
• 2 to Crystal Palace (with connections to Overground)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
London Bridge		Southern South London Line (Inner) London Bridge to West Croydon and Beckenham Junction		Queens Road Peckham

External links

• Train times and station information for South Bermondsey railway station from National Rail