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Denmark Hill railway station

Coordinates: 51°28′06″N 0°05′22″W / 51.4683°N 0.0894°W / 51.4683; -0.0894
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Denmark Hill London Overground National Rail
Denmark Hill is located in Greater London
Denmark Hill
Denmark Hill
Location of Denmark Hill in Greater London
LocationDenmark Hill
Local authorityLondon Borough of Southwark
Managed byThameslink
Station code(s)DMK
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18Decrease 7.144 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.665 million[2]
2018–19Decrease 6.955 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 0.550 million[2]
2019–20Decrease 6.817 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.582 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 2.343 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 0.182 million[2]
2021–22Increase 4.597 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.380 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Key dates
1 December 1865Opened
Listed status
Listed featureDenmark Hill Station, cutting walls and platforms, with Phoenix and Firkin public house
Listing gradeGrade II listed
Entry number1386053[3]
Added to list17 September 1998
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°28′06″N 0°05′22″W / 51.4683°N 0.0894°W / 51.4683; -0.0894
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Denmark Hill railway station is in the area of Denmark Hill in south London, England, on the South London and Catford Loop lines. It is 4 miles 22 chains (6.9 km) down the line from London Victoria. It is managed by Thameslink. The station is located in London fare zone 2.

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Denmark Hill

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]

Denmark Hill in 2009
Denmark Hill Platform 1 & 2

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

The platforms are below road level, with the short Grove Tunnel at one end and Denmark Hill road bridge at the other.

Services

The station is in Travelcard Zone 2. It is on Champion Park in the south of Camberwell. It is near to King's College and Maudsley hospitals and to the Denmark Hill campus of King's College London, whose buildings are intermingled around and between the two hospitals.

Services at Denmark Hill are operated by Southeastern, Thameslink and London Overground using Class 375, 376, 377, 378, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

Services at the station are as follows.

Southeastern

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[11]

During the peak hours, the service between London Victoria and Gillingham is increased to 2 tph. The station is also served by a single peak hour Southeastern service between London Blackfriars and Dartford via Sidcup.

On Sundays, the services to Gillingham are extended to run to and from Dover Priory.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[11]

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.

London Overground

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[11][12]

A small number of London Overground services are extended beyond Dalston Junction to and from Highbury & Islington. The station is also served by one train per day to and two trains per day from Battersea Park.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Thameslink
Southeastern
Peak Hours Only
Southeastern
Southeastern
Peak Hours Only
Preceding station   London Overground Following station
Peckham Rye
towards Dalston Junction
 Windrush line
South London line 		Clapham High Street
towards Clapham Junction
Disused railways
East Brixton   British Rail
Southern Region
   Peckham Rye

Layout

The station is on two lines:

The South London line are the Southern pair of tracks (through Platforms 1 & 2) running to London Victoria and Clapham Junction
The Catford Loop Line are the Northern pair (through Platforms 3 & 4) running to London Blackfriars & beyond to the Thameslink core and Victoria .

Southeastern trains to Victoria can use both 1 & 3 and their return services to Dartford, Gillingham and Dover can use 2 & 4, above are the default.

Connections

London Buses routes 40, 176, 185 and 484 serve the station.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ The Buildings of England London 2: South, Second Edition 1983, page 625
  5. ^ "A Station Church". Framlingham Weekly News. England. 18 August 1928. Retrieved 16 August 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Church in Railway Station. Rainbow Altar, Mystic Signs, and Woman Priest". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 17 June 1926. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. ^ "The Phoenix arises at Denmark Hill". Illustrated London News. England. 1 November 1985. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Work starts to improve access at Denmark Hill station". Global Rail News. RailStaff Publications Limited. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  9. ^ All-change at carbon positive Denkark Hill station Rail issue 940 22 September 2021 page 26
  10. ^ New Entrance at Denmark Hill Modern Railways issue 877 October 2021 page 21
  11. ^ a b c Table 52, 178, 195, 196, 197, 200 National Rail timetable, December 2022
  12. ^ "London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Buses from Denmark Hill and Champion Hill Estate" (PDF). TfL. June 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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