Walworth Road railway station
Walworth Road | |
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Location | Walworth |
Local authority | Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell |
Number of platforms | 4[1] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
Key dates | |
1 May 1863 | Opened |
3 April 1916 | Closed to passengers |
Other information | |
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Walworth Road railway station was a railway station in Walworth Road, Southwark, south London, England, on the London Chatham & Dover Railway, which opened on 1 May 1863 on the route of the company's ambitious plan to extend into the City of London.[2] It was originally known as Camberwell Gate before changing its name in 1865.
Along with many other London stations, World War I wartime restraints forced it to close on 3 April 1916.[3] At the time, the closure was considered temporary, but the station never reopened and was subsequently demolished. Today there are virtually no traces that this was once a station.[4] It was planned in the 1950s to open a tube station in Walworth on the Bakerloo line, but the plans were abandoned.
British Rail did consider reopening the station as part of Thameslink in the 1980s but never materialised.[5]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Borough Road Line open, station closed |
London, Chatham & Dover Railway City Branch |
Camberwell Line open, station closed |
References
- ^ London Railway Atlas 4th Edition p.39
- ^ Blackfriars Bridge - Loughborough Junction, UK.
- ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
- ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Walworth Road Station, UK.
- ^ Carter, Rita (1 July 1985). Thames News. Thames Television.
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