Peckham Rye railway station
Peckham Rye is a railway station in Peckham town centre, South London. It opened on 1 December 1865 for LC&DR trains and on 13 August 1866 for LB&SCR trains.[2] It was designed by Charles Henry Driver (1832–1900), the architect of Abbey Mills and Crossness pumping stations, who also designed the grade II listed Denmark Hill and Battersea Park stations between here and London Victoria.
Peckham Rye | |
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Peckham Rye Location of Peckham Rye in Greater London | |
Location | Peckham |
Local authority | London Borough of Southwark |
Managed by | Southern |
Station code | PMR |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 4 |
Fare zone | 2 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2014–15 | |
– interchange | 2.934 million[1] |
2015–16 | |
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2016–17 | |
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2017–18 | |
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2018–19 | |
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Railway companies | |
Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Key dates | |
1 December 1865 | Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
WGS84 | 51.46989°N 0.06886°W |
Routes
It is between Denmark Hill and Queens Road Peckham on the South London Line, between Denmark Hill and Nunhead on Catford Loop services, and between Queens Road Peckham and East Dulwich on the Sutton and Mole Valley Line. It is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is 3 miles 36 chains (5.6 km) measured from London Bridge or 5 miles 13 chains (8.3 km) measured from London Victoria.
Peckham Rye at a railway crossroads is a key interchange, being served by East London Line, Thameslink and Sutton & Mole Valley services; trains go to Dartford, London Bridge, London Victoria, Highbury & Islington, London Blackfriars, Sevenoaks, West Croydon, Beckenham Junction and Clapham Junction.
Station improvements
Refurbishment
Ticket gates were installed in May 2009 and during late 2010 the station was refurbished as part of a 'deep clean' by Southern. A former waiting room for platforms 2 and 3, bricked up for 55 years, was partially restored and temporarily re-opened with a permanent re-opening being planned.[3]
Future improvements
Peckham Rye was planned to become a step-free station and the project will be completed in 2021.[4]
Services
The May 2018 Monday to Saturday off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 2 tph to London Victoria via Denmark Hill
- 2 tph to Blackfriars via Elephant & Castle
- 2 tph to Kentish Town via Elephant & Castle (Thameslink); Mondays-Fridays AM continue to Luton railway station
- 2 tph to Beckenham Junction via Crystal Palace
- 2 tph to Caterham via Norbury
- 4 tph to London Bridge, calling at Queens Road Peckham and South Bermondsey
- 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Catford and Swanley
- 2 tph to Orpington via Catford
- 2 tph to Gravesend via Lewisham and Bexleyheath
- 4 tph to Clapham Junction via Clapham High Street
- 4 tph to Dalston Junction via Surrey Quays, Canada Water and Shoreditch High Street
Connections
London Buses routes 12, 37, 63, 78, 197, 343, 363, P12 and P13 and night routes N63 and N343 serve the station; some via the bus station.
In popular culture
In the first episode of The Sweeney, "Ringer", the station's platforms, steps, and entrance were filmed for Regan and Carter's chase on foot of Billy who had stolen Regan's girlfriend's car.[5]
References
- "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- Dendy Marshall "History of the Southern Railway"
- "Peckham Rye station's 'lost' waiting room to re-open after 50 years". BBC News. 16 June 2016.
- Step-free Access - Transport for London
- "The Sweeney Ringer Filming & Locations". IMDB. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peckham Rye railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Peckham Rye railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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Nunhead | Thameslink Thameslink |
Denmark Hill | ||
Southeastern Victoria-Dartford Line |
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Queens Road Peckham | Southern London Bridge to West Croydon and Beckenham Junction |
East Dulwich | ||
towards Dalston Junction | South London Line | towards Clapham Junction |