Surrey Quays railway station

Surrey Quays
Interactive map of Surrey Quays
General information
Location	Surrey Quays
Local authority	London Borough of Southwark
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Transport for London
Station code	SQE
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2020–21	1.494 million
Interchange	0.136 million
2021–22	3.425 million
Interchange	0.318 million
2022–23	4.349 million
Interchange	0.517 million
2023–24	4.985 million
Interchange	1.167 million
2024–25	4.934 million
Interchange	1.273 million
Key dates
7 December 1869	Opened as Deptford Road
17 July 1911	Renamed Surrey Docks
24 October 1989	Renamed Surrey Quays
1995	Line and station closed temporarily
1998	Line and station reopened
22 December 2007	Line and station closed temporarily
27 April 2010	Line and station reopened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.49358°N 0.04717°W / 51.49358; -0.04717
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Surrey Quays is a railway station on the Windrush line of the London Overground network; it is located in Rotherhithe, in the London Borough of Southwark, England. Situated in London fare zone 2, the next station to the north is Canada Water; to the south, the line splits into branches to Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace, New Cross and West Croydon. Closed in late 2007 as a London Underground station on the East London line, it was refurbished and reopened as part of London Overground on 27 April 2010.

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines in south-east London, including the southern portion of the East London line

The station was built by the East London Railway Company and opened on 7 December 1869; it was originally known as Deptford Road. On 17 July 1911, it was renamed Surrey Docks, in reference to the nearby Surrey Commercial Docks which closed in the 1960s; it was renamed Surrey Quays on 24 October 1989, following the construction of the nearby Surrey Quays Shopping Centre. This was a somewhat controversial move, for some of the local community felt that their heritage was being eroded; however, the name stuck and the Surrey Docks part of Rotherhithe is now often referred to as Surrey Quays.

In the 1950s and 1960s, London Underground planned a new line connecting north-west and south-east London. Approval for the first stage of the Fleet line to Charing Cross was granted in 1969, with the second and third stages approved in 1971 and 1972. The station was planned to be part of phase 3 running to Lewisham; new tunnels to and from the City of London would have come to the surface north of the station. East London line trains would have terminated at Surrey Docks, with London Underground services to New Cross and New Cross Gate being taken over by the new line. Phases 2 and 3 were not carried out due to a lack of funds. Eventually, due to changing land usage and the growth of Canary Wharf, the Jubilee line was extended via Canada Water instead.

For much of its history, the station's importance lay in its proximity to the Surrey Commercial Docks; it was at the south end of Canada Dock (now Canada Water) and a few hundred yards from the principal entrance to the docks. Its usage fell considerably after the docks closed, but was revived following the redevelopment of the London Docklands in the 1980s and 1990s.

The service was closed between 1995 and 1998, due to repair work on the East London Line's Thames Tunnel; ELL-branded replacement buses operated the service in the interim.

The East London line closed permanently as an Underground line on 22 December 2007. It reopened for preview services on 27 April 2010 to New Cross and New Cross Gate. On 23 May 2010, the full service commenced to New Cross, West Croydon and Crystal Palace, becoming part of the London Overground system. On 9 December 2012, Phase 2 of East London line extension opened to the public and was launched the next day by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. It provides services to Clapham Junction, via Peckham Rye, thus completing the London Overground Orbital link.

In February 2021, Transport for London announced plans to upgrade the station, with a new entrance and ticket hall, improved capacity and step-free access. On 2 February 2023, TfL awarded the contract to start construction, with works due to start in the summer.

Services

London Overground operates the following typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:

• 16 tph to Dalston Junction; of which:
  • 8 tph continue to Highbury & Islington
• 4 tph to Crystal Palace
• 4 tph to West Croydon
• 4 tph to New Cross
• 4 tph to Clapham Junction.

Windrush Line
London Overground service
Mildmay line Highbury & Islington Canonbury Mildmay line Dalston Junction Haggerston Kingsland Viaduct Hoxton Shoreditch High Street Whitechapel Shadwell ( Shadwell) Wapping Thames Tunnel under River Thames Rotherhithe Canada Water Surrey Quays East London line South London line Queens Road Peckham New Cross Peckham Rye New Cross Gate Denmark Hill Brockley Clapham High Street ( Clapham North) Honor Oak Park Wandsworth Road Forest Hill Sydenham Battersea Park Mildmay line Penge West Clapham Junction Anerley Crystal Palace Norwood Junction West Croydon

Preceding station	London Overground			Following station
Canada Water towards Dalston Junction or Highbury & Islington		Windrush line East London line		New Cross Terminus
				New Cross Gate towards Crystal Palace or West Croydon
				Queens Road Peckham towards Clapham Junction or Battersea Park
Former services
Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Rotherhithe towards Hammersmith		Metropolitan line (1884–1906) (1913–1939)		New Cross Terminus
		Metropolitan line (1913–1939)		New Cross Gate Terminus
Rotherhithe towards Richmond, Wimbledon, Ealing Broadway or South Harrow		District line (1884–1905)
Rotherhithe towards Whitechapel or Shoreditch		East London line (1913–1999)		New Cross Terminus
				New Cross Gate Terminus
Canada Water towards Whitechapel or Shoreditch		East London line (1999–2006)		New Cross Terminus
				New Cross Gate Terminus
Abandoned plans
Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Fenchurch Street towards Stanmore		Jubilee line Phase 3 (never constructed)		New Cross Gate Terminus
				New Cross towards Lewisham

Onward connections

London Buses routes 1, 47, 188, 199, 225, 381 and night routes N199 and N381 serve the station.