Gipsy Hill railway station

Gipsy Hill
Gipsy Hill
	Gipsy Hill (prior to 2009 refurbishment works)
	Gipsy Hill Location of Gipsy Hill in Greater London
Location	Gipsy Hill
Local authority	London Borough of Lambeth
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	GIP
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2012–13	1.943 million
2013–14	1.992 million
2014–15	2.063 million
2015–16	1.968 million
2016–17	1.715 million
Key dates
1 Dec 1856	opened
Other information
External links	Departures; Facilities;
Coordinates	51°25′29″N 0°05′02″W / 51.4246°N 0.084°W
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Gipsy Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London. It is situated on the Crystal Palace Line, 7 miles 77 chains (12.8 km) measured from London Victoria. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern, and it is in Travelcard Zone 3.

The station is located at grid reference TQ333712.

Ticket barriers were installed in February 2009.

Accidents and incidents

On 14 February 1990, Class 455 electric multiple unit 5802 collided with a fallen tree obstructing the line. Unit 5820 then collided with 5802.^[2]

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria
4tph to London Bridge (2tph go northbound via Tulse Hill and 2tph go via Crystal Palace and Forest Hill)
2tph to Beckenham Junction via Crystal Palace
2tph to Sutton via West Croydon

After 7pm the 2tph services to Sutton(Surrey) are extended to:

On Sunday this is reduced to:

Preceding station		Following station
West Norwood	Southern London Victoria to London Bridge (via Crystal Palace)	Crystal Palace
	Southern London Bridge to Beckenham Junction (Monday to Saturday)
	Southern London Victoria to Sutton via Crystal Palace

Detail of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill station
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Gipsy Hill railway station, as well as surrounding lines
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Gipsy Hill railway station.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ McCrickard, John P (6 October 2016). "January 1990 to December 1990". Network South East Railway Society. Retrieved 26 June 2018.