Deptford railway station

Deptford is a National Rail station in Deptford in London, England. It is on the North Kent Line, 3 miles 7 chains (5.0 km) down the line from London Bridge, and has staggered platforms on the London Bridge – Greenwich Railway Viaduct, a high brick viaduct on which the line runs at this point, above Deptford High Street.

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
2015–16	1.312 million[1]
2016–17	1.092 million[1]
2017–18	1.058 million[1]
2018–19	1.785 million[1]
2019–20	1.939 million[1]
Key dates
8 February 1836	Opening of temporary station
24 December 1838	New station building constructed
15 March 1915	Closed
19 July 1926	Reopened[2]
26 April 2012	New station building constructed
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4788°N 0.0265°W
London transport portal

It is located in Travelcard zone 2.

History

Opened in 1836, Deptford station is reputedly the oldest railway station in London.[3][4] It came into existence when the London and Greenwich Railway opened its first section between Spa Road, Bermondsey and Deptford on 8 February 1836.[3][4] 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 replaced by a newer building which was itself demolished around 2011.

The replacement building was opened on Thursday 26 April 2012; this rebuild has made the station fully accessible. A second entry/exit is now open as the refurbishment of the old carriage ramp is now complete; this new entrance is located on Platform 1. There are two ticket machines in the station, one located in the ticket hall and the other next to the carriage ramp entrance on Platform 1.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 4tph (trains per hour) to London Cannon Street.
• 2tph to Luton via London Bridge, St Pancras International, St Albans City and Luton Airport.
• 2tph to Slade Green, returning to London Cannon Street via Sidcup.
• 2tph to Barnehurst, returning to London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath.
• 2tph to Rainham via Dartford and Gravesend.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 78.
3. "Old Deptford History: Deptford Station". Retrieved 19 June 2011.
4. Staines, David (November 2011). "Deptford reborn". Modern Railways. Ian Allan Publishing.

External links

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