Streatham Common railway station

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Streatham Common
Location
Place Streatham Common
Local authority London Borough of Lambeth
Operations
Station code SRC
Managed by Southern
Platforms in use 4 (2 normally disused)
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 1.874 million
2005/06 * 1.897 million
Transport for London
Zone 3
History
Key dates Opened 1 December 1862
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Streatham Common from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
Portal:Streatham Common railway station
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Streatham Common railway station is in Streatham in south London. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.

The station is managed by Southern who also operate trains from the station. Trains run to Central London stations at Victoria and London Bridge.

The station has four platforms, but only platforms 1 and 2 are in constant use. The others are used only in special situations.

The station opened in 1862, when it was known as Greyhound Lane station. Despite the change to the current station name in 1875, Streatham station is actually closer to the open space of Streatham Common.

[edit] Service

The typical off-peak train service per hour is:

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Streatham   Southern
London Bridge to Beckenham Junction & Croydon
  Norbury
Balham   Southern
Sutton & Mole Valley Line
 

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Coordinates: 51°07′06″N 0°08′09″W / 51.118373, -0.135778