South Hampstead railway station

South Hampstead is a London Overground station on the Lioness line, situated on Loudoun Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is about 550 yards (500 m) south west of Swiss Cottage Underground station.^[2]

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South Hampstead
Station entrance on Loudoun Road
South Hampstead Location of South Hampstead in Greater London
Location	South Hampstead
Local authority	London Borough of Camden
Grid reference	TQ263840
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	SOH
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	0.408 million[1]
2020–21	0.165 million[1]
2021–22	0.339 million[1]
2022–23	0.395 million[1]
2023–24	0.429 million[1]
Key dates
2 June 1879	Opened as Loudon Road
1 January 1917	Closed
10 July 1922	Reopened as South Hampstead
? 1960s	Main Line platforms demolished
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.5408°N 0.1802°W / 51.5408; -0.1802
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The Chiltern Main Line crosses over the east end of the station on a bridge, briefly in open air between tunnelled sections on each side of the cutting.

South Hampstead opened in 1879 as "Loudon Road station" and acquired its present name in 1922. Two platforms on the Watford DC line remain; those on the slow main lines were largely demolished in the 1960s. During the West Coast Main Line electrification the original LNWR street building was replaced by one in the 1960s "brick lavatory" style and a new station footbridge was constructed. Traces of the removed station canopies and older footbridge can be seen in the brickwork of the retaining walls on both sides of the line.

South Hampstead station was evocatively described by Sir John Betjeman in his First and Last Loves, 1952.

London Buses route 31 and night route N28 and N31 serve the station.