Denmark Hill railway station
Denmark Hill | |
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Location | Denmark Hill |
Local authority | London Borough of Southwark |
Managed by | Thameslink |
Station code(s) | DMK |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 4 |
Accessible | Yes[1] |
Fare zone | 2 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2019–20 | 6.817 million[2] |
– interchange | 0.582 million[2] |
2020–21 | 2.343 million[2] |
– interchange | 0.182 million[2] |
2021–22 | 4.597 million[2] |
– interchange | 0.380 million[2] |
2022–23 | 5.554 million[2] |
– interchange | 0.483 million[2] |
2023–24 | 5.814 million[2] |
– interchange | 0.504 million[2] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | London, Brighton & South Coast Railway |
Key dates | |
1 December 1865 | Opened (LCDR) |
13 August 1866 | Opened (LBSCR) |
Listed status | |
Listed feature | Denmark Hill Station, cutting walls and platforms, with Phoenix and Firkin public house |
Listing grade | Grade II listed |
Entry number | 1386053[3] |
Added to list | 17 September 1998 |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°28′06″N 0°05′22″W / 51.4683°N 0.0894°W |
London transport portal |
Denmark Hill is an interchange station between the Windrush line of the London Overground and National Rail services on the Catford loop line, located in Denmark Hill in South London. It is 4 miles 22 chains (6.9 km) down the line from London Victoria. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 2 and is managed by Thameslink. The station receives services operated by Southeastern and Thameslink in addition to the London Overground.
History
[edit]The station was built between 1864 and 1866. Its design by Charles Henry Driver is in the Italianate style, with an extremely decorative frontage and French pavilion roofs.[4]
In 1920 the waiting room was used by The Mystical Church of the Comforter, founded by Elizabeth Mary Eagle Skinner, who was known as "The Messenger". The waiting room was transformed by an altar, painted white and surrounded by the seven colours of the rainbow.[5] The Nottingham Evening Post for 17 June 1926 reported that babies were baptised, funeral services were read and even a marriage was solemnised. The porters and clerks of the railway company often worked to the accompaniment of hymns sung by the congregation.[6] The church is believed to have ceased to function after the death of Skinner in November 1929.
By the late 1970s, the structure had fallen into disrepair. Arsonists burst into the booking hall in March 1980, and the ensuing fire damaged the roof. Initial work by British Rail engineers to make the building safe by demolishing parts of the remaining building triggered a protest campaign by the Camberwell Society. Following a joint initiative between them, the Southwark Environment Trust and the British Rail Director of the Environment, Bernard Kaukas, the building was restored in 1985.[7]
The project included the addition of a public house, initially called the Phoenix and Firkin to commemorate the fire, then called O'Neills and now the Phoenix. The building was given a Civic Trust award in 2009.[citation needed]
In the period 2011–2013 the station underwent a redesign with the construction of a new ticket office with access from Champion Park, new walkways and lifts to the platforms.[8]
In September 2021, a second entrance opened on the north-eastern side of the station.[9][10]
Design
[edit]The platforms are below road level, with the short Grove Tunnel at one end and Denmark Hill road bridge at the other.
Services
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Services at Denmark Hill are operated by London Overground (on the Windrush line), Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 375, 376, 377, 378, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[11][12]
- 3 tph to London Victoria
- 2 tph to London Blackfriars
- 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Catford
- 2 tph to Dartford via Bexleyheath
- 1 tph to Gillingham via Chatham
- 4 tph to Clapham Junction (Windrush line)
- 4 tph to Dalston Junction via Surrey Quays (Windrush line)
During the peak hours, additional services between Orpington, Kentish Town and Luton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park and the services between London Victoria and Gillingham are increased to 2 tph.
The station is also served by a limited London Overground service of one train per day to and two trains per day from Battersea Park.
On Sundays, the services to Gillingham are extended to run to and from Dover Priory.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southeastern | ||||
Peak Hours Only |
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Clapham High Street towards Clapham Junction
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Windrush line | Peckham Rye towards Dalston Junction
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East Brixton | British Rail Southern Region |
Peckham Rye |
Layout
[edit]The station is on two lines. The South London line passes through the southern pair of tracks (through platforms 1 and 2) running to London Victoria and Clapham Junction, used by Windrush line services; while the Catford loop line passes through the northern pair of tracks (through platforms 3 and 4) running to London Blackfriars and beyond to the Thameslink core and Victoria.
- Platform 1: Windrush line (London Overground) services to Clapham Junction; Southeastern services to London Victoria.
- Platform 2: Windrush line (London Overground) services to Dalston Junction or Highbury & Islington; Southeastern services to Dover Priory or Gillingham.
- Platform 3: Thameslink services to Kentish Town, London Blackfriars, Luton and Welwyn Garden City.
- Platform 4: Thameslink services to Orpington or Sevenoaks; Southeastern services to Ashford International or Dartford.
Connections
[edit]London Buses routes 40, 176, 185 and 484 serve the station.[13]
See also
[edit]- Camberwell a disused station is located nearby
References
[edit]- ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Historic England, "Denmark Hill Station, cutting walls and platforms, with Phoenix and Firkin public house (1386053)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 August 2017
- ^ The Buildings of England London 2: South, Second Edition 1983, page 625
- ^ "A Station Church". Framlingham Weekly News. England. 18 August 1928. Retrieved 16 August 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Church in Railway Station. Rainbow Altar, Mystic Signs, and Woman Priest". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 17 June 1926. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "The Phoenix arises at Denmark Hill". Illustrated London News. England. 1 November 1985. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Work starts to improve access at Denmark Hill station". Global Rail News. RailStaff Publications Limited. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ All-change at carbon positive Denkark Hill station Rail issue 940 22 September 2021 page 26
- ^ New Entrance at Denmark Hill Modern Railways issue 877 October 2021 page 21
- ^ Table 52, 178, 195, 196, 197, 200 National Rail timetable, December 2022
- ^ "London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Buses from Denmark Hill and Champion Hill Estate" (PDF). TfL. June 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Denmark Hill railway station from National Rail
- Planning documents for 2011/12 station improvements, Southwark Council,
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 2
- DfT Category D stations
- Camberwell
- Charles Henry Driver railway stations
- Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Southwark
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Southwark
- Railway stations served by London Overground
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
- Recipients of Civic Trust Awards
- Windrush line stations