Upper Sydenham railway station

Upper Sydenham
Former booking office in 2010.
General information
LocationSydenham, Sydenham
England
Coordinates51°25′53″N 0°4′14″W / 51.43139°N 0.07056°W / 51.43139; -0.07056
Grid referenceTQ343719
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
British Railways
Key dates
1 August 1884Opened
1 January 1917closed
1 March 1919reopened
22 May 1944closed
4 March 1946reopened
20 September 1954Station closed to passengers
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Brighton Main Line in South London, showing surrounding lines, including the Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway.

The Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway was authorised to build a line from Peckham Rye railway station to a terminus at Crystal Palace in 1862, in order to serve the attraction of the Crystal Palace.