Peckham Rye railway station
Peckham Rye   | |
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 Peckham Rye Station main entrance | |
  Peckham Rye Location of Peckham Rye in Greater London | |
| Location | Peckham |
| Local authority | London Borough of Southwark |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code(s) | PMR |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2017–18 |  7.333 million[1] |
| – interchange |  2.557 million[1] |
| 2018–19 | 7.295 million[1] |
| – interchange | 2.875 million[1] |
| 2019–20 | 6.985 million[1] |
| – interchange | 2.708 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | 2.029 million[1] |
| – interchange | 0.725 million[1] |
| 2021–22 | 4.440 million[1] |
| – interchange | 1.491 million[1] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1865 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′12″N 0°04′08″W / 51.46989°N 0.06886°W |
 London transport portal | |
Peckham Rye is a railway station in Peckham town centre, South London. It opened on 1 December 1865 for LC&DR trains and on 13 August 1866 for LB&SCR trains.[2] It was designed by Charles Henry Driver (1832–1900), the architect of Abbey Mills and Crossness pumping stations, who also designed the grade II listed Denmark Hill and Battersea Park stations between here and London Victoria. The station runs services by Southern, London Overground, Southeastern (They’re only Southern station) and Thameslink.
Layout and routes
It is between Denmark Hill and Queens Road Peckham on the South London Line, between Denmark Hill and Nunhead on the Catford Loop Line, and between Queens Road Peckham and East Dulwich on the Portsmouth Line. It is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is 3 miles 36 chains (5.6 km) measured from London Bridge or 5 miles 13 chains (8.3 km) measured from London Victoria.
Peckham Rye is a major interchange served by four different routes. Its platforms are on two separate viaducts with a single ticket hall at ground level. Platforms 1 and 2 are on the south viaduct and served by Southern services (London Bridge via Tulse Hill to Beckenham Junction and East Croydon), and London Overground services (Clapham Junction to Dalston Junction). Platforms 3 and 4 are on the north viaduct and served by Thameslink (Blackfriars to Sevenoaks) and Southeastern (Victoria to Dartford).
Station improvements
Refurbishment
Ticket gates were installed in May 2009 and during late 2010 the station was refurbished as part of a 'deep clean' by Southern. A former waiting room for platforms 2 and 3, bricked up for 55 years, was partially restored and temporarily re-opened with a permanent re-opening being planned.[3]
Future improvements
Peckham Rye is planned to become a step-free station. The project was planned to be completed in 2021, but has been delayed to 2024.[4] The step-free project, alongside a major station rebuild, is expected to request government funding in 2022, and if approved, construction will start in September 2023 and be completed in late Summer 2025.[5]
Services
Services at Peckham Rye are operated by Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink and London Overground.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
- 2 tph to London Victoria
- 2 tph to London Blackfriars
- 4 tph to London Bridge
- 2 tph to Beckenham Junction via Crystal Palace
- 2 tph to East Croydon via Norbury
- 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley
- 2 tph to Dartford via Bexleyheath
- 4 tph to Clapham Junction
- 4 tph to Dalston Junction via Surrey Quays
Services are operated using a mixture of rolling stock including Class 376, 377, 378, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Thameslink | ||||
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| Southern | ||||
| Preceding station |   London Overground
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Following station | ||
| Queens Road Peckham towards Dalston Junction
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Windrush line South London line |
Denmark Hill towards Clapham Junction
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Connections
London Buses routes 12, 37, 63, 78, 197, 343, 363, P12 and P13 and night routes N63 and N343 serve the station; some via the bus station.
In popular culture
In the first episode of The Sweeney, "Ringer", the station's platforms, steps, and entrance were filmed for Regan and Carter's chase on foot of Billy who had stolen Regan's girlfriend's car.[7]
It is shown in the introduction of the Channel 4 show "Desmond's".
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Dendy Marshall "History of the Southern Railway"
- ^ "Peckham Rye station's 'lost' waiting room to re-open after 50 years". BBC News. 16 June 2016.
- ^ Step-free Access - Transport for London
- ^ "Network Rail submits application for Peckham Rye station upgrade". ianVisits. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Table 52, 173, 178, 195, 196, 200 National Rail timetable, December 2021
- ^ "The Sweeney Ringer Filming & Locations". IMDb. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
External links
- Train times and station information for Peckham Rye railway station from National Rail
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- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 2
- DfT Category D stations
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Southwark
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- Railway stations served by London Overground
- Charles Henry Driver railway stations
- Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway