Streatham Common railway station
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 Streatham Common
Location of Streatham Common in Greater London |
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| Location | Streatham Common |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Lambeth |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | SRC |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 1.874 million[1] |
| 2005–06 | 1.897 million[1] |
| 2006–07 | 2.994 million[1] |
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| 1 December 1862 | Opened |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
| Coordinates: 51°25′07″N 0°08′10″W / 51.4187°N 0.1362°W | |
Streatham Common railway station is in Streatham in south London 6.6 miles (11 km) miles from Victoria,[2] and is in Travelcard Zone 3.
The station is managed by Southern who also operate trains from the station. Trains run to Central London stations at Victoria and London Bridge.
The station has four platforms, but only platforms 1 and 2 are in constant use; platforms 3 and 4 are normally for Express trains.
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[edit] History
The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) as a short-cut on the Brighton Main Line to London Victoria, avoiding Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction. It was opened on 1 December 1862,[3] as Greyhound Lane station but changed to the current station name in 1875.
The handsome station building was rebuilt by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1903, when the lines were quadrupled.[4] In 1912 the lines were electrified.[5] It is now an attractive Edwardian vernacular arts and crafts style with prominent gables, clay tiles and long canopies. The station was taken over by the Southern Railway at the Grouping in 1923, becoming part of British Railways' Southern region upon nationalisation of the railways in 1948.
The station's second entrance on the road overbridge serving Streatham Vale which had been closed and abandoned for many years, was rebuilt and reopened in 2007. Ticket barriers were installed May 2009 to both entrances to curb fraudulent travel and improve security on the station.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak train service per hour is:
- 6 to London Victoria via Balham
- 2 to London Bridge via Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye
- 2 to Caterham via East Croydon
- 2 to West Croydon
- 2 to Sutton
- 1 to Epsom via Sutton
- 1 to Epsom Downs via Sutton
- 1 to Milton Keynes Central via Shepherd's Bush
- 1 to South Croydon
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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| Streatham | Southern London Bridge to West Croydon |
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| Balham | Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Line West London Line and Brighton Main Line |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Body, Geoffrey (1989). PSL field guide to the railways of Southern Region. Wellingborough: Patrick stephens Ltd.. p. 171. ISBN 185260297X.
- ^ Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 2 Establishment and Growth. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8. p. 129.
- ^ Turner (1979), p. 149.
- ^ Turner, J.T. Howard (1979) p.177-8.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Streatham Common railway station |
- Train times and station information for Streatham Common railway station from National Rail
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