Loughborough Junction railway station
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Loughborough Junction does not serve Loughborough in Leicestershire, which is on the Midland Main Line.
| Loughborough Junction | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Brixton | ||
| Local authority | Lambeth | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | First Capital Connect | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| National Rail | |||
| Station code | LGJ | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
0.301 million * | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1864 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF) | |||
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Loughborough Junction railway station is in Brixton, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It lies between Elephant & Castle and Herne Hill, and serves both suburban Southeastern and the First Capital Connect line on the Sutton Loop.
The station began life on the spur line which joined the South London Line with the line running to the south: that spur line ran from Canterbury Road near Brixton. Almost on the Loughborough end of the junction was the first of the stations, called Loughborough Road: it was opened in October 1864. Six years later, on 1 Dec 1872, two further sets of platforms were built: on the main line, and on a second spur to the east (the latter were called the Cambria platforms after a nearby road). At that date the whole station was renamed Loughborough Junction. (The first external link below gives a very clear idea of the station site.)
During World War I many lesser-used suburban services were closed, to preserve the railways' ability to service the war effort: the first set of platforms at the junction were closed on 14 March 1916, and were never re-opened. When lines in the Southern Railway suburban network were electrified, some rationalisation of services again took place, and the Cambria Road platforms at Loughborough Junction were also closed on 12 July 1925.
Although this left the station with no junction, the name has remained. The current (2005) proposals to construct the extensions to the East London line might well put the clock back, since the South London Line passes above the station and is part of the scheme. The present station master is the long serving Stanley Mills.
[edit] Trivia
If you stand in the middle of the junction of Loughborough Road, Hinton Road and Coldharbour Lane - a few yards from this station, you can see six railway bridges.
[edit] External links
- Subterranea Britannica article - includes photographs and map of this station and Camberwell New Road station
- Train times and station information for Loughborough Junction railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Loughborough Junction railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Elephant and Castle | First Capital Connect | Herne Hill | ||
| Railway stations of London Central area | Greater London |
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| Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo |
| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
| UK railway stations |
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