Forest Hill railway station

Forest Hill London Overground National Rail
Forest Hill is located in Greater London
Forest Hill
Forest Hill
Location of Forest Hill in Greater London
LocationForest Hill
Local authorityLondon Borough of Lewisham
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)FOH
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms2 (facing 4 tracks)
AccessibleYes
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 5.000 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 1.322 million[1]
2021–22Increase 2.947 million[1]
2022–23Increase 3.757 million[1]
2023–24Increase 4.231 million[1]
Key dates
5 June 1839Opened as Dartmouth Arms
1845Renamed Forest Hill
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°26′20″N 0°03′11″W / 51.439°N 0.053°W / 51.439; -0.053
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Forest Hill railway station serves Forest Hill in the London Borough of Lewisham, south London. The station adjoins a road which serves as part of the A205 South Circular Road.

The station is managed by London Overground, with Overground and Southern trains serving the station. Thameslink services also pass through the station. It is 5 miles 50 chains (5.63 miles, 9.05 km) down the line from London Bridge, between Honor Oak Park and Sydenham, in Travelcard Zone 3. There are four tracks through the station, although only the slow lines (the two outer tracks) have platforms.

There are two entrances, the main one being on platform 1 at the bottom of the South Circular Road, and a side entrance on platform 2 on Perry Vale. The ticket office is placed in the main entrance, although there are ticket machines outside both entrances.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.