Forest Hill railway station

For other places with the same name, see Forest Hill station (disambiguation).

Forest Hill

Forest Hill Location of Forest Hill in Greater London
Location	Forest Hill
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	FOH
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09	3.024 million^[1]
2009–10	2.945 million^[1]
2010–11	3.643 million^[1]
2011–12	4.184 million^[1]
2012–13	4.487 million^[1]
2013–14	4.666 million^[1]
2014–15	4.661 million^[1]
Key dates
5 June 1839	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°26′20″N 0°03′11″W / 51.439°N 0.053°W / 51.439; -0.053

Forest Hill railway station is a London Overground station in Forest Hill, part of the London Borough of Lewisham. The station is adjoins a road which serves as part of the South Circular Road (A205).

The station is operated by London Overground, with London Overground and Southern trains serving the station. Thameslink and some Southern services pass through the station and is in Travelcard Zone 3.

There are four tracks through the station, although only the slow lines (the two outer tracks) have platforms. It lies on the Brighton Main Line and London Overground between Honor Oak Park and Sydenham stations.

History

The station was opened by the original London & Croydon Railway (L&CR) on 5 June 1839, as Dartmouth Arms (the name of the local inn).

The line was also used by the London and Brighton Railway from 1841 and the South Eastern Railway (SER) from 1842. In 1844, the station was chosen by the L&CR as the northern terminus for Phase 1 of an experimental Atmospheric railway to West Croydon. A pumping station was also constructed at the station.^[2] The L&CR and the L&BR merged to form the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) in July 1846; the following year "atmospheric" working was abandoned, and the station became Forest Hill for Lordship Lane.

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Brighton Main Line between South Croydon and Selhurst/Forest Hill, as well as surrounding lines

The LB&SCR moved the Down platform during the early 1850s when the line was quadrupled, and extended the island platform around 1864.^[3]

The LB&SCR station buildings were destroyed by bombing during World War II and have been replaced by a more modern system-built structure. The short narrow island platform serving the fast lines was demolished in the early 1960s.

Services

Forest Hill is served by 8 trains in each direction off peak, with additional Southern services at peak hours. Southern operates 4 to 8 car trains throughout the day, with 10 carriage trains at peak hours.

Off-peak frequencies are:

Platform	Frequency (per hour)	Destination	Service Pattern	Operator	Line
1	4	Highbury & Islington	All stations via Shoreditch High Street^[4]	London Overground	East London
	4	Dalston Junction	All stations via Shoreditch High Street^[4]	London Overground	East London
	4	London Bridge	All stations^[5]	Southern	Metro
2	4	Crystal Palace	All stations^[4]	London Overground	East London
	4	West Croydon	All stations^[4]	London Overground	East London
	2	London Victoria (Mon-Sat)	All stations via Clapham Junction^[5]	Southern	Metro
	2	Caterham (Mon-Sat)	All stations via East Croydon^[5]	Southern	Metro
	2	West Croydon (Peaks & Sun only)	Sydenham then fast to Norwood Junction^[5]	Southern	Metro
	2	Tattenham Corner (Sun only)	All stations via East Croydon^[5]	Southern	Metro

Proposals

London Overground East London Line

Legend

Highbury & Islington

Dalston Junction

Shoreditch High Street

Whitechapel

under River Thames

Canada Water

Queens Road Peckham

New Cross

Peckham Rye

New Cross Gate

Clapham Junction

Crystal Palace

Norwood Junction

West Croydon

In a rail meeting in Sydenham, Southern said Thameslink trains may stop here^[6] after the Thameslink Programme is completed in 2018.^[7]

Connections

London Buses routes 122, 176, 185, 197 and 356 serve the station.^[8]^[9]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
↑ Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 1 Origins and Formation. Batsford. pp. 249–250. ISBN 0-7134-0275-X.
↑ Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 2 Establishment and Growth. Batsford. pp. 43, 245. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8.
1 2 3 "East & Inner South London Line timetable" (PDF). Transport for London. 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 "Southern timetables". Southern. 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
↑ Forest Hill Society response to Combined Southern and Thameslink Franchise
↑ Thameslink Programme
↑ Forest Hill station/Dartmouth Road
↑ Forest Hill Station/London Road - Bus

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forest Hill railway station.

Train times and station information for Forest Hill railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		London Overground	Following station
Honor Oak Park towards Highbury & Islington		East London Line	Sydenham towards Crystal Palace or West Croydon
	National Rail
Honor Oak Park		Southern Caterham Line	Sydenham

London Overground & TfL Rail

London Overground or TfL Rail routes serving this station

East London Line	Highbury & Islington Canonbury Dalston Junction Haggerston Hoxton Shoreditch High Street Whitechapel Shadwell Wapping Rotherhithe Surrey Quays New Cross Queens Road Peckham Peckham Rye Denmark Hill Clapham High Street Wandsworth Road Battersea Park Clapham Junction New Cross Gate Brockley Honor Oak Park Forest Hill Sydenham Crystal Palace Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction West Croydon

Stations in italics have a limited service.

Other topics

Future plans

Planned and proposed stations	Barking Riverside Thamesmead Abbey Wood Maiden Lane New Bermondsey Old Oak Common Primrose Hill West Hampstead Interchange

Rolling stock

Current	Class 172 Class 315 Class 317 Class 321 Class 378

Former	Class 150 Class 313 Class 508

Future	Class 710

Operations

History

London Transport portal

Transport in London

Companies and
organisations

Transport for London	Air Line Buses East London Transit Night Buses Coach Station Cycle Hire Dial-a-Ride London Rail Docklands Light Railway London Overground TfL Rail Tramlink Crossrail (under construction) London River Services London Streets London Underground Night Tube Source London Taxi and Private Hire office

Bus operators	Abellio Arriva East Herts & Essex Arriva London Arriva Southern Counties CT Plus Go-Ahead London London Sovereign London United Metrobus Metroline Quality Line Stagecoach London Tower Transit Uno

River operators	Bateaux London City Cruises Crown River Cruises Livett's Launches Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company Thames Clippers Thames Executive Charters Thames River Services Westminster Passenger Services Association

Train operators	Abellio Greater Anglia Stansted Express c2c Caledonian Sleeper Chiltern Railways East Midlands Trains Eurostar Govia Thameslink Railway Gatwick Express Great Northern Southern Thameslink Grand Central Great Western Railway Heathrow Connect Heathrow Express Hull Trains London Midland London Overground Rail Operations South West Trains Southeastern TfL Rail Virgin Trains (West Coast) Virgin Trains East Coast

Other	Global Infrastructure Partners Heathrow Airport Holdings Port of London Authority

Airports

Within London	City Heathrow Private: Biggin Hill Damyns Hall London Heliport Military: Northolt

Outside London	Gatwick Luton Southend Stansted Proposed: Thames Estuary

Major stations

Central area	Bank/Monument Baker Street Blackfriars Bond Street Cannon Street Charing Cross City Thameslink Euston Farringdon Fenchurch Street King's Cross Liverpool Street London Bridge Marylebone Moorgate Oxford Circus Paddington St Pancras International Tottenham Court Road Vauxhall Victoria Waterloo Waterloo East Westminster

Other	Barking Bromley South Canary Wharf Clapham Junction Ealing Broadway East Croydon Finsbury Park Heathrow Stations Highbury & Islington Ilford Lewisham London City Airport Orpington Putney Richmond Romford Stratford Surbiton Sutton Wimbledon

Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)

Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road London Ringways North Circular Road South Circular Road

Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone

Ticketing

Other

Former BR sectors

Category
Commons
WikiProject

Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes

Southern routes serving this station

Metro Caterham and Tattenham Corner	London Bridge New Cross Gate Brockley Honor Oak Park Forest Hill Sydenham Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction London Victoria Battersea Park Clapham Junction Wandsworth Common Balham Streatham Common Norbury Thornton Heath Selhurst West Croydon East Croydon South Croydon Purley Oaks Purley Kenley Whyteleafe Whyteleafe South Caterham Reedham (Surrey) Coulsdon Town Woodmansterne Chipstead Kingswood Tadworth Tattenham Corner

Metro Outer South London Line	London Bridge New Cross Gate Brockley Honor Oak Park Forest Hill Sydenham Crystal Palace Gipsy Hill West Norwood Streatham Hill Balham Wandsworth Common Clapham Junction Battersea Park London Victoria

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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