Deptford railway station

Deptford
Deptford Location of Deptford in Greater London
Location	Deptford
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	DEP
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.311 million
2005–06	0.361 million
2006–07	0.648 million
2007–08	0.758 million
2008–09	0.812 million
2009–10	0.772 million
2010–11	0.907 million
2011–12	0.972 million
2012–13	1.043 million
2013–14	1.165 million
Key dates
8 February 1836	Opening of temporary station
24 December 1838	New station building constructed
15 March 1915	Closed
19 July 1926	Reopened
26 April 2012	New station building constructed
Other information
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External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
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Deptford is a suburban railway station in the UK capital city of London. It is located in Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, on the North Kent Line, about three miles from London Bridge station. The staggered platforms are on the London Bridge to Greenwich railway viaduct, a high brick viaduct on which the line runs at this point, above High Street, Deptford.

Opened in 1836, Deptford station is reputedly the oldest railway station in London.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

Between January 2015 and September 2016 no services to/from Charing Cross will call at this station.

• 6tph (trains per hour) to London Cannon Street
• 2tph to Slade Green, returning to London Cannon Street via Sidcup
• 2tph to Barnehurst, returning to London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath
• 2tph to Dartford

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
London Bridge		Southeastern Greenwich line		Greenwich
	Historical railways
Southwark Park		South Eastern and Chatham Railway Greenwich line		Greenwich

History

The station came into existence when the London and Greenwich Railway opened its first section between Spa Road, Bermondsey and Deptford on 8 February 1836. The line was extended westwards to the new London Bridge Station on 14 December 1836 and eastwards to Greenwich on 24 December 1838.

Deptford station was closed between 1915 and 1926. The original station building was demolished by the Southern Railway and the current station building constructed in its place.

A new station building was opened on Thursday 26 April 2012; the new station is fully accessible. A second entry/exit will be opened later in 2015 as soon as the refurbishment of the old carriage ramp is refurbished; this will be located on level with Platform 1.

External links

• Train times and station information for Deptford railway station from National Rail