Lee railway station

Lee station is a suburban station on Burnt Ash Hill in Lee in south-east London, England, between Hither Green and Mottingham on the Dartford loop (also known as the Sidcup line). It is 7 miles 66 chains (12.6 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station name appears as Lee (London) on tickets. It was opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1866.

Lee
Lee Location of Lee in Greater London
Location	Lee
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Southeastern
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	LEE
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15	1.680 million[2]
2015–16	1.733 million[2]
2016–17	1.704 million[2]
2017–18	1.674 million[2]
2018–19	1.734 million[2]
Key dates
1 September 1866	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4497°N 0.0135°E / 51.4497; 0.0135
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It is operated by Southeastern.

History

The station opened on 1 September 1866. Goods facilities were meagre at first with a single siding on the down side just east of the station building, but the goods yard was gradually enlarged over the years as freight traffic increased in importance. In the early 1870s a second siding was installed dedicated to coal, and a coal shed was erected across the track. Later a further pair of sidings was inserted alongside the existing tracks. An SER-designed signal cabin was positioned some 150 yards (140 m) east of the up side station structure. In 1955 the platforms were lengthened to accommodate ten carriage trains. The goods yard closed in 1968. In 1988 the clapboard up side ticket office was demolished and replaced by a new ticket office. In 1992 the platforms were lengthened to accommodate twelve carriage trains.[3][4]

Location

Lee Station is in Burnt Ash Road, Lee, in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Connections

London Buses routes 202, 261 and 273 serve the station.

Facilities

The station has two platforms. Platform 1 the up platform for services to London and Platform 2 the down platform for services to Kent. A ticket hall is situated on the up side but the station has no ticket gates. There is a subway connecting both platforms. There is step free access to both platforms.

Services

Railways around Lewisham and Hither Green
South Eastern main line to Charing Cross South Eastern main line to Cannon Street via New Cross non-stop via London Bridge   Nunhead to Lewisham link to London Victoria St Johns Greenwich Park branch line to Greenwich Park Docklands Light Railway to Bank–Monument or Stratford Elverson Road Lewisham North Kent & Bexleyheath lines to Dartford via Blackheath Ladywell Hayes line to Hayes via Catford Bridge Hither Green Hither Green TMD Lee Dartford Loop Line to Dartford via Sidcup South Eastern main line to Kent non-stop via Orpington South Eastern main line to Orpington (stopping services)

All trains from Lee are operated by Southeastern, who also manage the station.

The Monday to Friday and Saturday daytime off peak service is

• 2tph to London Charing Cross calling at Hither Green then running fast to London Bridge.
• 2tph to London Cannon Street calling at all stations.
• 2tph to Dartford.
• 2tph to Slade Green, then returning to London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich.

On Sundays the Charing Cross to Dartford service extends to Gravesend.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hither Green		Southeastern Dartford Loop Line		Mottingham

References

1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. London Suburban Railways - Lewisham to Dartford by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith (Middleton Press 1991)
4. http://www.kentrail.org.uk/Lee.htm

External links

• Train times and station information for Lee railway station from National Rail
• Southeastern Trains website