| East Brixton | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Station platforms facing west in 1963 | |
  East Brixton Location of East Brixton in Greater London | |
| Location | Brixton, London, England |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Grid reference | TQ314756 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Brighton & South Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton & South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 August 1866 | Opened as Loughborough Park |
| 1 January 1870 | Renamed Loughborough Park and Brixton |
| 1 January 1894 | Renamed East Brixton |
| 5 January 1976 | Closed by British Rail |
| Other information | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′49″N 0°06′26″W / 51.4636°N 0.1073°W |
 London transport portal | |
East Brixton railway station was a railway station in Brixton, south London. It was opened as Loughborough Park by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway in 1866. Regular passenger service was the South London line from London Victoria to London Bridge terminal stations in central London. Initially provided with a steam passenger service, competition from electric trams caused a conversion to overhead line electric operation in 1909. The station became part of the Southern Railway in 1923 and overhead line electrification was swapped for third rail in 1928. The station lost patronage after the opening of Brixton Underground station in 1971. There was a fire at the station in 1975 and it was closed by British Rail in January 1976. The station was located next to the rail bridge over Barrington Road, near Coldharbour Lane. Since 2012 London Overground trains pass through the site of the former station without stopping and there has been some campaigning to reopen it.