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Lewisham
Location of Lewisham in Greater London |
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| Location | Lewisham |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Lewisham |
| Managed by | Southeastern Docklands Light Railway |
| Station code | LEW |
| Number of platforms | 6 |
| Accessible | (DLR and 3 NR platforms) [1][2] |
| Fare zone | 2 and 3 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 4.071 million[3] |
| 2005–06 | 4.021 million[3] |
| 2006–07 | 5.841 million[3] |
| 2007–08 | 6.294 million[3] |
| 2008–09 | 6.261 million[3] |
| 2009–10 | 6.370 million[3] |
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| 30 July 1849 | Opened |
| 1 January 1857 | Renamed (Lewisham Junction) |
| 7 July 1929 | Renamed (Lewisham) |
| 1999 | DLR extension |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
Lewisham station is a National Rail and Docklands Light Railway station in Lewisham, south east London. It is on the south-east London commuter rail network operated by Southeastern.[4] The Docklands Light Railway station opened in 1999 on a southward extension from Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs. British Transport Police maintains a neighbourhood policing presence at Lewisham.[5]
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There are four platforms for main-line trains: 1 and 2 on the North Kent Line, and 3 and 4 on the South Eastern Main Line. The former opened on 30 July 1849, the latter on 1 January 1857.
In 1929 large-scale remodelling of the junction was undertaken to enable cross-London freight traffic to be routed via Nunhead and Loughborough Junction. The new route utilised part of the former Greenwich Park branch and included a flyover. Some trains heading to/from London use the flyover and then descend via Tanners Hill Junction to rejoin the main line, using a reversible line which opened in 1976. Kent trains from London, having passed through the station, curve round under the main line to Hither Green en route to Ladywell.
Platforms 5 and 6 are served by Docklands Light Railway trains to Bank and Stratford
From December 2009, Lewisham was fitted with electric ticket gates, in line with the Government's new strategy to give all Greater London National Rail stations Oyster card accessibility and closing access to those who attempt to travel without tickets. The part-time exit from platform 4 is ungated and does not have an Oyster reader and the gates on the secondary entrance to platform 1 are regularly left open.
Lewisham tube station was planned to be built on the Jubilee Line on the London Underground. Preliminary construction work was begun before the plan was delayed by lack of funds. Eventually the route was changed and the station cancelled.[6]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
Lewisham is the southern terminus of the DLR, the previous station being Elverson Road. It is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3 and is a major transport hub, with many buses passing through or terminating here.
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Southeastern trains operate to:
Docklands Light Railway trains operate to:
In its draft Kent Route Utilisation Strategy,[7] Network Rail mentions the possibility of extending the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham, and then taking over the Hayes branch line.
Network Rail states that this would free up six paths per hour into central London and so increasing capacity on the Tonbridge main line, which would also relieve the junctions around Lewisham. This would not be undertaken until after 2015.
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| Nunhead | Southeastern Nunhead to Lewisham link |
Blackheath | ||
| London Bridge | Southeastern North Kent & Bexleyheath lines |
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| St Johns | Southeastern Hayes Line |
Ladywell | ||
| London Bridge | Southeastern Dartford Loop Line |
Hither Green | ||
| Southeastern South Eastern Main Line |
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Bus routes 21, 47, 75, 89, 108, 136, 178, 180, 181 185, 199, 208, 225, 261, 273, 284, 321, 380, 436, 484, P4, school route 621 and night routes N21, N47, N89 and N136.
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