Forest Hill | |
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Location | Forest Hill |
Local authority | London Borough of Lewisham |
Managed by | London Overground |
Owner | Network Rail |
Station code(s) | FOH |
DfT category | C2 |
Number of platforms | 2 (facing 4 tracks) |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 3 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2019–20 | 5.000 million[1] |
2020–21 | 1.322 million[1] |
2021–22 | 2.947 million[1] |
2022–23 | 3.757 million[1] |
2023–24 | 4.231 million[1] |
Key dates | |
5 June 1839 | Opened as Dartmouth Arms |
1845 | Renamed Forest Hill |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°26′20″N 0°03′11″W / 51.439°N 0.053°W |
London transport portal |
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.