Loughborough Junction railway station
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- This article is about the station in South London. For the station in Loughborough, Leicestershire, see Loughborough railway station.
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| Location | |||
| Place | Brixton | ||
| Local authority | Lambeth | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | LGJ | ||
| Managed by | First Capital Connect | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.301 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.317 million | ||
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| Zone | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| October 1864 | Opened (Bristol Junction) | ||
| June 1872 | Opened (Loughborough Road) | ||
| 1 December 1872 | Two stations amalgamated and renamed (Loughborough Junction) | ||
| 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 Loughborough Junction from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Loughborough Junction railway station is in Brixton, in the London Borough of Lambeth, between Elephant & Castle and Herne Hill stations. It is served by Southeastern and First Capital Connect.
The first two platforms opened as Loughborough Road station in October 1864, near that road, and were on the north to west spur connecting the main line to the South London Line near Brixton station. On 1 December 1872 platforms were opened on the main line and on the north to east spur. The latter were called the Cambria platforms after the nearby Cambria road. The enlarged station was renamed Loughborough Junction. The first external link below gives a very clear idea of the station site.
The oldest pair of platforms closed on 14 March 1916 as a wartime economy measure, Many lesser-used suburban stations were similarly closed that year. The platforms never re-opened. In the Southern Railway's suburban electrification further rationalisation of services led to the closure of the Cambria platforms on 12 July 1925.
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[edit] Services
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Elephant & Castle | First Capital Connect Sutton Loop |
Herne Hill | ||
| Elephant & Castle | Southeastern Blackfriars - Beckenham Junction (peak hours) |
Herne Hill | ||
[edit] Trivia
From the middle of the junction of Loughborough Road, Hinton Road and Coldharbour Lane, a few yards from the station, six railway bridges can be seen.
[edit] London, Chatham and Dover Railway
In the 1860s the London, Chatham and Dover Railway opened a City Branch into Central London. By 1916 all the stations south of the Thames had been closed except Loughborough Junction. The line between Blackfriars railway station and Loughborough Junction station remains and since 1990 has been part of the Thameslink route south.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Camberwell | London, Chatham & Dover Railway City Branch |
Herne Hill | ||
[edit] See also
[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
- Loughborough Junction railway station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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