Herne Hill railway station

Herne Hill National Rail
Herne Hill is located in Greater London
Herne Hill
Herne Hill
Location of Herne Hill in Greater London
LocationHerne Hill
Local authorityLondon Borough of Lambeth
Grid referenceTQ319744
Managed bySoutheastern
Station code(s)HNH
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2 and 3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Decrease 2.888 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 1.537 million[2]
2019–20Decrease 2.784 million[2]
– interchange Increase 1.554 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.745 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 0.259 million[2]
2021–22Increase 1.607 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.581 million[2]
2022–23Increase 2.004 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.843 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
25 August 1862 (1862-08-25)Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°27′11″N 0°06′07″W / 51.453°N 0.102°W / 51.453; -0.102
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Herne Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London, England, on the boundary between London fare zones 2 and 3. Train services are provided by Thameslink to London Blackfriars, Farringdon, St Pancras International and St Albans on the Thameslink route and by Southeastern to London Victoria (via Brixton) and Orpington on the Chatham Main Line. It is 3 miles 76 chains (6.4 km) down the line from Victoria.

The station building on Railton Road was opened in 1862 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Initial service was only to Victoria, but by 1869 services ran to the City of London, King's Cross, Kingston via Wimbledon, and Kent, including express trains to Dover Harbour for continental Europe. The arrival of the railways transformed Herne Hill from a wealthy suburb with large residential estates into a densely populated urban area.

  1. ^ "Station facilities for Herne Hill". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  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.