Denmark Hill railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Denmark Hill | ||
| Local authority | Southwark | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | DMK | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 1.783 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 1.817 million | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1 December 1865 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Denmark Hill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Denmark Hill railway station is on the South London Line (sometimes known as the South London Link) from London Victoria to London Bridge.
The station is on Champion Park, just off the road called Denmark Hill, and was built in 1865. Its design is in the Italianate style, with an extremely decorative frontage. After a fire in 1980 the building was renovated and restored. The project included the addition of a public house, initially called the Phoenix and Firkin to commemorate the fire, then called O'Neills and now known as the Phoenix. A Civic Trust award was given to the building in 1986. The platforms are below road level and there is a short tunnel at one end of the platforms, and a road bridge (underneath Denmark Hill, the road) at the other. Access to the platforms is currently via steps but lifts are planned to be introduced to provide disabled access particularly for visitors to the nearby hospitals.
The station serves King's College and Maudsley hospitals.
It is managed by Southeastern, with South London Line services being run by Southern.
East Brixton used to be the next station to the west on the South London Line: it closed in 1976.
[edit] Service
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 2 on Monday to Saturday to London Blackfriars calling at Elephant & Castle
- 2 non-stop to London Victoria
- 2 to London Victoria calling at all stations via Clapham High Street
- 2 to London Bridge via Peckham Rye
- 2 to Sevenoaks via Bromley South and Swanley.
- 2 on Monday to Saturday to Dartford via Lewisham and Bexleyheath.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Clapham High Street | Southern South London Line |
Peckham Rye | ||
| London Victoria | Southeastern Victoria - Dartford |
Peckham Rye | ||
| Elephant & Castle | Southeastern Blackfriars - Sevenoaks (via Swanley) Line |
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[edit] Bus Routes
Bus Routes 40, 176, 185 & 484 run past Denmark Hill Station.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Denmark Hill railway station from National Rail
- Denmark Hill railway station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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